Politics
The Surveillance State Lives
In sizing up Obama's "reforms" of the indiscriminate gathering of data on every American, remember this: Politicians will do everything they can get away with in pursuit of their own agenda.
President Obama Releases Statement on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Reaffirms "commitment to our steadfast commitment to protecting a woman's access to safe, affordable health care"
Chill Out About Global Warming
We can love nature and still hate the tyranny of bureaucrats' rules.
The Growing Power of the Presidency
From Lincoln to Obama, the Executive Branch Has Expanded its Reach
Are We "On the Cusp of Getting Bipartisan Prison-Sentencing Reform"?
"Oh, you mean this is real. This isn't something from Vermont."
Bill de Blasio May Not Be Plowing Upper East Side as Retribution Against "1 Percent"
City sanitation bureaucrats deny, natch
Former Va. Gov Bob McDonnell: I Did Nothing Wrong, Feds Overreaching in Prosecuting Me
Says the law's too broad
Edward Snowden Denies Being Helped by Russia: I'm Still Not a Spy
Despite contention by US government
Obama's Privacy Epiphany
Why it's hard to believe the president is serious about surveillance reform
Gov. Christie Calls for Alternatives to Drug War During Inauguration Speech
Calls for bipartisanship to end incarceration tendencies
Wendy Davis Faces Questions About Accuracy of Biography
Democrat running for governor of Texas
Senate Could Vote to Restore Military Pension Cuts Next Week
Nothing can be cut, anywhere, ever!
NAACP Official Compares Black GOP Senator to Ventriloquist's Dummy
Identity politics in South Carolina
Snowden Seeks Protection, Fearing Threats from Government Officials, Lawyer Says
NSA officials told media outlet they wanted to kill whistle-blower
Former Va. Governor, Wife Charged with Illegally Accepting Gifts
In relation to dietary supplement executive
Sen. Mike Lee to Give Tea Party Response to State of the Union Address
Separate from the Republicans' planned response
Olympian Carl Lewis Says Chris Christie Bullied Him, Too
Because he ran for State Senate as a Democrat
Prosecutor's Crusade Against Indian Diplomat Is About His Moral Fanaticism
Preet Bharara's wage crusade will hurt foreign housekeepers.
Kerry To Meet Israeli and Palestinian Negotiators For Peace Talks
Negotiations began again last summer
European Commission Suspends Trade Talks With US
Concerned that social protections could be undermined
Barbara Bush: "I Love Bill Clinton"
But don't quite see eye-to-eye when it comes to politics
Forced Unionization of Home Care Workers Before the Supreme Court
Plaintiffs argue rights to free speech and association violated
Chris Christie's Inauguration Party Canceled Because of Weather
Will be sworn in for second term today
Russia's Foreign Minister: Ukraine Protests Are "Getting Out of Control"
Says they are "scary"
