Op-Ed: Pragmatism and the Presidency
New York Times columnist David Brooks recently lamented the lack of big ideas in President Obama’s State of the Union speech. “It’s sad to compare…
Susan G. Komen vs. Planned Parenthood Highlights Politics and Women’s Health
Under pressure from a highly publicized backlash, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation reversed its position on defunding Planned Parenthood on Friday. The…
Op-Ed: Lunar Dreams: Newt Gingrich and the Power of Big Ideas
Bombastic moon colonizer and Fannie Mae historian Newt Gingrich is a man of many, many big ideas. Don’t trust my word? Just ask his humble…
Op-Ed: Delusion, The Donald, and Derailing the Cain Train
Since his untimely departure from the presidential race, there has been a Trump-shaped hole in our electorate hearts that has been yearning for a suitor.…
Tough Primary Battle for Moderate Republican
Three prominent Republican senators are facing primary challenges from more conservative members of the GOP. While the challenges faced by two of these senators are…
Cain’s 999 Tax Plan and the Ryan Budget
Though greeted with skepticism on the right (“I thought it was the price of pizza,” quipped Jon Huntsman) and condemnation on the left, Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax proposal…
Citizens United, Influence, and the Media
Since the Supreme Court’s controversial “Citizen’s United” decision, the ruling’s importance has been characterized many ways in the news. Recently the New York Times focused…
Death Bed Politics and the Debt
Plato’s Anthropological Principle says that society is simply man at large. If this is true, our spend-aholic government is a person who makes $50,000 a…
Why the Cheddar Revolution is NOT About Austerity Measures
While the Middle Eastern protests and revolutions dominated the front pages, a democratic movement erupted in the heart of our own country. While recent reports…