Category: Politics

The word "nasty" was first used somewhere around 1400 CE, probably derived from the Old French word nastre which meant something bad and strange. But when used in conjunction …

The report for initial claims for unemployment insurance was just released and the media spin, not unexpectedly, is focused on a drop in first time claims. Further down the …

With the passing of Robert McNamara it's instructive to remember the legacy of one of the "best and the brightest" of another administration that was ushered in with great …

The fact that Barack Obama was elected President is a pretty clear indicator that Politics is not scientific. That is, with all due respect to the President, his resume …

I'm not quite sure what was behind Sarah Palin's announcement on Friday that she would not seek reelection and would resign as governor of Alaska (but, as Kim noted, …

Sarah Palin's announcement that she's not running for reelection for governor in 2010 and will step down and hand the reins to Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell on July 26th …

It appears that the question of whether the federal government is going to bail out the state of California has been rendered moot. Two large banks have announced that …

The president's apologists at The New York Times are putting the best possible spin on the administration's economic forecasting failures. That the Times is even writing about this subject …

Gerald Walpin, an honorable and honest man, was the inspector general for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which is the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps. President …

My (Kim Priestap's) most recent American Issues Project column was posted on Friday. In it I describe how Obama's economic house of cards is collapsing down around him and …