WASHINGTON — It turns out that “budget sequestration,” portrayed as an evenhanded way to spur bipartisan negotiations over budget deficits, is actually a dagger aimed at...
MILWAUKEE — President Obama has called for revitalizing U.S. manufacturing, while also promising to create 20,000 jobs for unemployed veterans. Both are laudable goals. ...
It’s never been hard to get a liberal’s goat, except in the case of the commune-type leftists who own actual goats. They watch the livestock closely.
But if hippie ire w...
One of the few areas where Republicans and Democrats in Congress generally agree has been transportation funding. This year, House Republicans managed to propose a trans...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the unfairness of the federal income tax system, saying we had to change it so the richest among us carry their fair share.
I have now seen n...
George W. Bush wasn’t to blame when gas prices surged above $4.50 a gallon in summer 2008, and President Barack Obama is not responsible for the 30-cents-a-gallon spike ...
Judging from the political firestorm surrounding the creation of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2010 and the appointment of its director last month, yo...
Here we go again. Gas prices at more than $4 a gallon in some parts of the country. Unless they don’t drive, folks can’t escape the pump price pain. Businesses large and...
She is in there somewhere.
I can see her, behind her own eyes, which, after the strokes, always seem to be squinting. She grips the table and bites her lower lip. Often ...
Tangled at the intersection of American politics and faith are women, contraceptives and the First Amendment. It is not the first time that constitutional guarantees see...
