Boehner Backlash over Removing Fiscal Conservatives from Committees
Better prepare for a primary challenge in 2014
Politics
Senators Vote for Pentagon Report on Military Options in Syria
Doesn't explicitly call for Assad to step down
Obama Expected to Name Key Leaders Soon
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel on short list to run Pentagon
New Chinese Leaders Ban Pomp and Ceremony
Party leaders scale back elaborate lifestyles for bureaucratic heads
Study Shows Smart Liberals, Conservatives, and Libertarians Are Easiest to Fool
We reason to persuade, not to find truth.
Ashley Judd May Challenge McConnell for Senate Seat
She'd be a lot easier to look at, but her policies are standard Hollywood-issue
Police Lobby For Law Requiring Phone Companies to Store Text Messages for Two Years
What do you think this is, a free country?
Obama: I Am the Law
Let's hope separation of powers and the rule of law have better defenders in Congress and the courts.
Supreme Court: Feds Must Pay For Property They Inadvertently Flooded
It does amount to a temporary taking of the property, the high court rules
Obama Meets With Governors to Talk Fiscal Cliff
Three Republicans, three Democrats, but what've they got to do with anything?
Swiss Warning Allies Over Data Leak
Shared intelligence on counter-terrorism operations could have been among the property stolen from Switzerland's intelligence service
Some Republicans Ready to Quit the U.S.
New report from Public Policy Polling shows 25 percent of Republicans want their state to secede
What Canada Can Teach the U.S. About Immigration
America's neighbors to the north point the way to economically rational immigration reforms.
E.U. Might Remove Hamas From List of Terror Organizations
Would depend on whether negotiations with Israel can begin
Sen. DeMint Speaks Out Against Boehner's Plan
Not a fan of the Speaker's counter-offer to the President
Christie Enjoying All-Time High Approval Rating
New Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll has the New Jersey governor at 67 percent approval
Poll: Republicans Will Get the Blame if Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Fail
Only 27 percent would blame the President if a deal cannot be made
Nigerian Soldiers Fighting Boko Haram Accused of Killing Civilians
Becoming less clear who the good guys are in this fight
Taiwanese Students Demand Right to Protest
Say demonstrations against a planned sale have been made difficult by officials
Syrian Army Pushing Back Against Rebel Gains in Damascus
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 200 people were killed across Syria yesterday
U.S. Moving to Drop Internet From U.N Telecom Conference
New regulations could be another tool of oppressive regimes
Practical Anarchy
James C. Scott's latest book makes a low-key case for a little bit of anarchism.
Iran Claims to Have Captured U.S. Drone
American military official says all drones in the region are accounted for
