…is the height of immorality to seek out the presidency or re-election in a time of war and yet have no clue how to bring the war to a successful…

…at dangerously high levels that (i) ensure that the military-industrial complex will find a war or quasi-war in which to engage their newest toys while (ii) sucking resources from public…

…the biggest recession since World War II (and succeeding) and a 40-year cold war (eventually succeeding). It seems foolish to draw any grand, sweeping conclusions from that single and arguably…

…Romney wants to cut taxes and spending and thinks Government is too big, but he at least thinks we need taxes to cover core responsibilities that government should do. Santorum…

…cut to the rich every time they give some kind of break to the poor is engaging in class warfare. Aside on “class warfare”: But of course, the GOP has…

…and outspoken progressive wing of his caucus, led by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who have legions of supporters. But he also has five red-state Democrats…

…oil giants seem to be backtracking on promises they had made to reduce their contributions to global warming. Exxon, for example, has dropped a project to produce environmentally friendly fuels from…

…ago, however, my home state stopped making sense to me. I watched as thousands of political newcomers, whose sole qualification appeared to be fervor of belief, declared war on the…