U.S. Presidency is Pretty Damned Expensive
The chief executive's family reportedly costs us $1.4 billion every year
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Hefty Tab for Presidential Photo-Op
Taxpayers will pay "tens of thousands of dollars" for a brief stop at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Australian Minister Boasts of "Unfettered Legal Power" To Command Telecoms
And the other officials just sighed with envy
The 6 Biggest Debate Promises Obama Failed to Keep
Warm up for tomorrow night's empty promises with some of 2008's forgotten pledges.
How Obama Came to Be the Biggest Defender of Indefinite Detention
And why those of us who oppose such power have been left with few channels for appeal.
Senators Want White House To Set Cybersecurity Standards by Executive Order
Why not just give the man a crown, already?
The Unholy Spirit of Presidential Activism
So set your DVR for one of the oddest cinematic displays of power-worship in the history of American film.
Al Gore Calls for End of Electoral College
No, this isn't really old news we stumbled upon by accident
Obama Continues Controversial Bush-Era Policies — and That's a Good Thing, Says Book
Hey, the executive is accountable, says former Justice Department apparatchik, Jack Goldsmith
Presidency Gains Unilateral Appointment Power
Congress says, screw it. It was good enough for Augustus.
Obamas' First Kiss Apparently Worthy of a Plaque
"On our first date, I treated her to the finest ice cream Baskin-Robbins had to offer, our dinner table doubling as the curb. I kissed her, and it tasted like chocolate."
Paul Ryan: Meet the New Second Fiddle, Same as the Old Second Fiddle
Mitt Romney selects a running mate.
The Truth About "Deep Throat"
A new book sheds light on the Watergate whistleblower's real motives.
From the Choom Gang to the White House
A new biography shows how Barack Obama the youthful pothead became Barack Obama the presidential drug warrior.
Obama, Romney, and the Death of Bin Laden
Pointless partisan squabbling distracts from the ongoing catastrophe of American foreign policy
The Myth of America's Laissez-Faire Past
Tariffs, trusts, corporate-state collusion and "communism of pelf" did not equal free markets
The Biggest Secret Service Failure of All Time
Obama's crew has nothing on the team that got drunk before JFK's assassination.
The 5 Dumbest Things the Obama Administration Has Said About Mexico's Drug War
How the Obama administration talks to its neighbors about drugs.
Hillary Clinton's Loose Talk of War with Iran
The Obama administration says it wants peace in the Middle East. When will it start acting like it?
Fraudulent Fears of a Second Term
His detractors forget that even if he were a crazed leftist, Obama has limited powers.
