Paul Ryan's Substance Free Antipoverty Plan Outrages Dem. Moore
You’ve really got to hand it to Gwen Moore, a House Democrat from Wisconsin. She was totally fed up with the...
Tagged: Politics
Worries About House, SCOTUS Signal End Of Conservative Era
Two unrelated stories today indicate just how quickly the end of the conservative era may be coming. First, National Review and...
Rubio May Run For Senate Job He Abhors
It’s looking like Marco Rubio may actually get back in the race for Senatorfrom Florida. Having abandoned his re-election bid in...
Russian Track And Field Team Banned From Rio Olympics
The IIAF, the governing body of international track and field, has voted to ban the Russian track and field athletics team...
Study Shows Atrocious Media Coverage Of Campaign In 2015
I’ve been meaning to mention the study put out by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy on media coverage...
Bush As Republicans' Savior Shows Party's Total Disarray
In a clear indication of how much trouble the Republican party is in with Donald Trump at the head of the...
Mea Culpa – Inflation Nearing Fed Target But That May Not Be Good News
Every once in a while as a blogger you just have to eat your words – and hopefully it is ONLY every...
Assassination Of Jo Cox Shows Deep Division Brexit Generates
The shocking murder of Labour MP Jo Cox is all the more striking because it happened in Britain where guns and...
Fed Has Another Groundhog Day On Rates
Yesterday, the Fed released its statement at the conclusion of the Open Market Committee meeting where they held rates steady as...
Feelings of Helplessness Driving Electorate Anger And Anxiety
I’ve been meaning to take on this Gregg Easterbrook opinion piece in the Times from about a month ago, but just...