In ancient or medieval times ( as well as in the 20th century ) when a new king or queen took control, the previous ruler's closest re...

As Vito Corleone realized, sometimes you have to deal with people who simply aren't reasonable. When such people persist in their foolis...

Allegedly the U.S. Government is obtaining or trying to obtain your various internet passwords. I can't say that I am surprised by this ...

I don't have very much to add about the below story. It grows out of the Patriot Act, which was initially passed under President Bush an...

Well well well, what a difference a day makes. It was seemingly just yesterday when the President was having his inauguration and sneering ...

UPDATE: President Obama addressed the nation at 6:10pm: "Make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of  this!" From ABC NEWS :   ...

I don't have any deep analysis here. I just want to know what do you think of this new NRA advertisement. Slate writer Matt Yglesias twe...

Now that the election is over and it is settled who will be President for the next four years a little bit of disappointment from supporters...

As the election approaches it appears as if the President or his major party opponent may have a more difficult road to (re-)election than h...

It's silly, a little tiring and probably bad for my blood pressure to keep up with and blog about every stupid utterance that comes from...

You may have noticed that Iran is in the news a lot lately. Israel Someone has been murdering their nuclear research scientists while vari...

 Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without. California’s latest Supreme Court news has sparked a debate that ...

It’s a sad day in the United States when we have a Congress that refuses to do its job and the President has to take to a podium to remind t...