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Obama may soon find that he is committing a big sin against one of the major premises of the reigning ideology, and will create a head-on collision with one of the cherished dogmas of market fundamentalism -- "free trade."
The mere existence of the SEC gives investors false confidence, lulling them into reduced vigilance and making them think they are protected when they are not.
Who will have the final say if U.S. foreign policy and development goals conflict with military objectives in unstable countries?
How is it that queers became the odd ones out at such a momentous turning point in history? By pushing an agenda of stupid issues like gay marriage.
The Washington Post had the gall to run a column complaining about how "we" are passing on a bad world to our children. They're right about the problems, but wrong about the "we."
If only Horatio Alger had been around today instead of the 19th century, so he could write new stories about how hard work is all it takes to make your fortune. He would have so much material.
Can Hillary Clinton assure us that there will not be any Saudi preferential access to Foggy Bottom in spite of the myriad millions visited on the Clinton foundation?
On December 22, 1808, Beethoven himself rented a hall in Vienna and promoted the concert to end all concerts: the debut, over four hours, of three of the greatest works in the history of music.
There are only three shopping days left until Christmas, and I am scrambling to finish up my holiday gift list. Please post your gift ideas for public figures in the comments section below and we'll collect the best ones and unwrap them on Christmas Day.
It was refreshing to see Joe Biden refuse to take the diplomatic route about Dick Cheney's preposterous statements on -- where else? -- Fox News Sunday.
Why not go ahead and turn off the presses and the trucks and turn the LA Times into a pure news enterprise, disaggregated from its production and distribution businesses?
Blogging, the last bastion for speaking one's mind in Iran, is becoming a dangerous prospect.
If this picture had been released during the campaign, it would certainly have been appropriated for "gotcha" purposes.
The power of gay people is not in our numbers, it's in the number of people we touch. It is hard work to convince people that when it comes to equal rights, we are all in this together.
This election saw Barack Obama inspire millions. However, he also managed to inspire millions of haters, who expended an extreme amount of negative energy in taking down the President-elect.
Little Tykes to buy General Motors? Best selling U.S. car manufacturer looks forward to securing many more years of sales and success.
Everyone needs to stop acting like they're surprised by the recession. It's not cute, and it's painfully insincere.
As it stands, we've got a president-elect who is putting Rev. Jeremiah Wright behind him for good so he can deliver on some campaign promises. Stay tuned... And keep the faith.
Yesterday a close friend told me (through tears) that Gov. Kaine, as a cost-cutting measure, is closing the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents. Nobody knows what will happen now.
