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Considering W: I Have a Confession to Make (I Kinda Like Bush)

William Bradley | Posted 04.28.2013 | Politics
William Bradley

I met Bush rather briefly when he was governor of Texas and found him to be intelligent and funny -- though he certainly turned out somewhat differently than I anticipated.

President Hugo Chavez and America's "Backyard"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.06.2013 | World
Joseph A. Palermo

Hugo Chavez defied this history of power relations in the hemisphere. And for that defiance elite voices will vilify him, but a far larger number of people will see him as a hero.

Rice Hits GOP For Sending 'Mixed Messages'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.09.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Republican Party must adapt better to rapidly changing demographics in the United S...

Polls, Sham Polls and Linguistics

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.24.2012 | Politics
Michael Sigman

Though scores of Republicans are looking at poll numbers and moving to the sidelines or outright jumping ship, at least two imaginative Romney cheerleader/pundits -- Hugh Hewitt and Dick Morris -- maintain a different view. They say Romney already is ahead.

Labor Day: Team America, Including Workers, Built That

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.03.2012 | Politics
Leo W. Gerard

President Obama made no claim that he built that by himself. On Labor Day, he recognizes the contributions union and non-union workers made to building this great country. All Americans built that.

After the Romneyrama, and Serious Matters

William Bradley | Posted 10.30.2012 | Politics
William Bradley

For Mitt Romney, the convention provides his latest attempt to re-introduce himself to the American people. But what's that old ad tag line? "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." It's not a Don Draper line but it sounds like it ought to be.

WATCH: Sarah Palin Slams 'Paranoid' Nancy Pelosi

Posted 07.13.2012 | Politics

Sarah Palin sounded off on Mitt Romney's NAACP speech on Thursday, criticizing Democrats like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for theorizing that t...

Rice Denies Big Spot

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.26.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is trying to tamp down any speculation she could be Mitt Romney's vice presidential running m...

Andrea Stone

Who Created VP Buzz at Romney Event?

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 06.26.2012 | Politics

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stole the show at a high-powered fundraiser for Mitt Romney this weekend in Utah, outshining an all-star li...

Militarization of the Mothers: You've Come a Long Way, Baby, from Mother's Day for Peace

Coleen Rowley | Posted 07.14.2012 | Politics
Coleen Rowley

Feminist war hawks don't want to talk about the women and children victims of war--or even count them--any more than their male counterparts.

Condi Rice Walks The Line On Race In Katrina In New Memoir

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.24.2011 | Politics

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said President George W. Bush had a "race problem" during Hurricane Katrina, but she defended him against h...

Why Amnesty International is a Shadow of its Old Self

Anthony Amore | Posted 12.12.2011 | Politics
Anthony Amore

Alex Neve, the Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, is calling for the Canadian government to arrest former President George W. Bush whe...

Afghan War at 10, 9/11 at 10+: Did Osama bin Laden Win After All?

William Bradley | Posted 12.07.2011 | World
William Bradley

Osama bin Laden may be the man who crashed the world. With a great deal of help from not unpredictable actions on the part of his enemies.

'My Darling Black African Woman': Gaddafi Kept Scrapbook Of Condoleezza Rice

MSNBC.com | Posted 10.25.2011 | Black Voices

The ransacking of Moammar Gadhafi's compound is turning up some bizarre loot. Following on from the Libyan leader's eccentric fashion accessories and ...

Republicans: Announce Already! You Can't Beat Somebody with Nobody!

Robert Guttman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robert Guttman

Every day that passes without an announced GOP presidential candidate debating the issues with the president makes Barack Obama look like a two term president. You can't beat somebody with nobody!

Reading the Pictures: Condi: I'm Innocent

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Michael Shaw

2010-10-14-Picture6.jpgHere we get the set-up for Rice's new public persona, as well as the narrative she will use over the next few weeks on the talk show circuit to strangle and drown her membership in BushCo.

Gary Hart's New Memoir Shows the Continuity in Contemporary History

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
William Bradley

Reading the book I'm struck by the threads of continuity running from 1970 to 2010. America was in a state of imperial overstretch, riven by a foolish war and roiled by divisive politics. And Hart has had a unique vantage point throughout.

A Question for the GOP & Tea Partiers: Should We Abolish (or Severely Weaken) the FDA?

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Paul Abrams

If congressional Republicans opposed the PPCA (i.e., health care reform) because it is an imposition on liberty and the free market, what must they think about the powers of the FDA, which regulates 30% of the economy?

24: Down for the Count?

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
William Bradley

During the course of the Winter Olympics, 24 lost some two million viewers per episode which haven't returned. The show is in its eighth and final season.

Meg Whitman's Whoppers

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
William Bradley

As someone with no experience in public affairs prior to being talked into running for governor by her business mentor, Mitt Romney, Meg Whitman is totally dependent on a coterie of lobbyists and consultants.

The Ghost(s): Of Tony Blair, Roman Polanski, and A War on Terror

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
William Bradley

Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer is one of the best films I've seen in recent years. Yet it seems unlikely, at least in America, to break out beyond the art house hit status.

The New Female Supreme Court Justice: 50, Single, Childless, Ivy League Educated

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sophia A. Nelson

It struck me as I was thinking about the last two Supreme Court nominees offered by President Obama, that we may be seeing a pattern. Single, well educated ivy-league women, with no children.

Knowing Know-It-Alls

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Michael Sigman

The know-it-alls in our lives have read and listened to the entire Western Canon yet still find the time to go to every new restaurant, club and museum exhibit.

Condoleezza Rice's Smoking Gun

Sebastian Doggart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sebastian Doggart

When I began investigating Condoleezza Rice four years ago, I had no idea she was complicit in torture.

If "We the People" Can't Agree on "Our" President, Is there Any Hope for Us?

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Christine Pelosi

A ratings chase and a revenue chase combine to coarsen the debate. This is our new reality -- and some days it looks so ugly one could reasonably turn away from civic life. But we don't.