Lost at Sea
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had it right when she recently testified that "ideology" and "mythology," not facts, were behind conservative Republican senators' opposition to the UN Law of the Sea Treaty.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had it right when she recently testified that "ideology" and "mythology," not facts, were behind conservative Republican senators' opposition to the UN Law of the Sea Treaty.
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.22.2012
Because he has been president for almost four years, Obama is now well known by almost all Americans. Accordingly, it will be extremely difficult to redefine him during this election, particularly if the effort to redefine him is based on what is, by now, old news.
Leslie Griffith | Posted 05.21.2012
Dan Rather's latest book, Rather Outspoken, reminds us that reporters had best be careful when they set about the business of digging up news.
The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 05.16.2012
President Barack Obama's allied super PAC is getting a major staffing boost as it struggles to compete with its conservative counterparts for resource...
Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.14.2012
Last week, the Washington Post produced a front-page story with the news of Mitt Romney leading fellow preppies in cutting the bleach-blond hair of a student at their school. Okay. Let's say it's relevant. Here are some of the stories the Post did not think relevant.
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.09.2012
As Romney has campaigned, it has become increasingly clear that while he is smart and well-spoken, he is also not a strong campaigner. Romney's penchant for awkward gaffes that confirm what many voters fear about him is only part of this.
Roger Wolfson | Posted 05.09.2012
In the latest Rasmussen poll, Scott Brown is tied 45-45 with Elizabeth Warren. The voters don't seem to be buying Brown's brutal attacks on Warren, nor do they seem to be buying Brown himself.
Greg Jacob | Posted 05.08.2012
Today, more than 250 people will come to Washington, D.C., for a first-of-its-kind event that will inform, empower and move forward critical efforts to eliminate sexual violence within the military.
Rolling Stone | Matt Taibbi | Posted 05.08.2012
I was channel-surfing the other day, looking for something genuinely interesting on television, like maybe a repeat of the Big Ten Network's Diamond R...
Scott Blakeman | Posted 05.07.2012
While the individual contribution limit in France is more than twice as high as the U.S., there are no PACs or Super PACs, and French companies, unions and special interests are not allowed to make political contributions.
Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.03.2012
Senator Dianne Feinstein, (D-CA) has come out in strong support of a political solution to the Iran crisis. She is cautiously optimistic that the next round of talks in Baghdad on May 23, "may lead to a breakthrough on Iran's nuclear program.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.01.2012
WASHINGTON -- For veterans of John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, the past week of debate over the fairness of making political attacks out of na...
The Huffington Post | Jon Ward | Posted 05.01.2012
Our piece about the accuracy of the Obama campaign ad questioning whether Mitt Romney would have taken Osama bin Laden out notes that the shaky logic...
Mark Green | Posted 05.01.2012
It would be political malpractice not to remind voters, repeatedly told by rivals that Obama is a weakling, that "bin Laden is dead and GM is alive." Or as is said about libel law, truth is a defense.
Robert Accordino M.D., M.Sc. | Posted 04.30.2012
During our primary-care crisis, should the U.S. be using valuable resources to deport Harvard-trained primary-care physicians who want to serve patients and also remain in the same country as their spouses? According to DOMA, it should.
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 04.26.2012
It is a sad reflection on the state of the Republican Party, but nonetheless true, that nominating somebody with a basic knowledge of the economy, foreign policy and history was not a given.
Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.23.2012
As with many things in life, when it comes to being an independent voter, actions speak much louder than words. If your actions show that you are a party loyalist, then embrace it. If your actions show that you are an independent voter, then embrace it.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.18.2012
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney and his presidential campaign have offered a misleading explanation for why the likely Republican presidential nominee will ...
The Huffington Post | Jon Ward | Posted 04.16.2012
Marc Thiessen, a former White House speechwriter for President George W. Bush, wrote in his column Monday that Mitt Romney is giving the Obama campaig...
Sen. John Kerry | Posted 05.30.2012
In our country, a child is abused or neglected every 36 seconds, and only 40 percent of abused children receive the services they need. The Protect Our Kids Act can be the catalyst we need to begin to speak out more effectively for children who cannot speak up on their own.
AP | Posted 05.08.2012
WASHINGTON — Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry said Thursday the violent crackdown by Bashar Assad's regime in Syria should...
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.06.2012
Former Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry chastised Mitt Romney Tuesday for "an attack on the administration’s Iran policy as inaccurate as...
Zac Morgan | Posted 04.25.2012
Republicans have to ask themselves: do they want a president who will waste valuable political capital and credibility fighting a losing issue? A president who will take his eye off the economic ball for every marriage vote?
Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.23.2012
While Democrats will decry Santorum's views on social issues, and the Republican base will rally behind him, most truly independent voters may largely ignore his extreme conservatism on social issues, simply because they don't really care about the wedge issues.
AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 04.02.2012
BOSTON — Former Mayor Kevin White was remembered Wednesday as a towering political presence who guided a stunning rebirth of Boston's downtown w...
Edward Flattau | Posted 05.31.2012