BILOXI, Miss. — Ten years ago, when I was in college, the United States had a glorious economy, gas was pretty cheap, and because the American dollar stomped the Canadia...
What could you buy with $6 billion? You could finally rebuild the New Orleans neighborhoods that Hurricane Katrina destroyed. For almost six years, you could provide a d...
In 1940, during the Battle of Britain, Prime Minister Winston Churchill celebrated the daring crews of the Royal Air Force with stirring words: "Never in the field of hu...
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama really didn't need a victory in West Virginia. He was already well on his way to wrapping up the Democratic nomination, and the 28 delegates at...
The 'guns, God and gays' trope has haunted Democrats, and Republicans have enjoyed dusting it off when needed to rile the locals. It's an easy play.
But so-called 'ordin...
Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place. Politicians and a large percentage of the pu...
The United States isn't the only place where rising food prices are scaring the bejabbers out of people. The situation is far worse in places such as Haiti, Egypt and Ca...
Taking an obvious swipe at President Bush, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said last month about the coming presidential election, "At least we'll have an adult in...
In 1950, the United States produced about the same number of hogs as it does today, on significantly more farms, smaller farms and with many more workers. At first glanc...
WASHINGTON — By the time Hillary Clinton figured out how to beat Barack Obama, it was too late. When she began the race in 2007 thinking she was in for a coronation, she...
