Are There Any Responsible Republicans Out There?
The defeat Tuesday of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary -- trounced by a Tea-Partier -- is one more nail in the coffin of the...
The defeat Tuesday of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary -- trounced by a Tea-Partier -- is one more nail in the coffin of the...
Bill Lichtenstein | Posted 05.05.2012
Rush Limbaugh's bullying of the young law student Sandra Fluke recalls the incident that finally knocked Sen. Joe McCarthy off of his pedestal in 1954.
Mark Green | Posted 05.25.2011
After her video disparaging critics as guilty of a "blood libel," Sarah Palin should be shunned and will be shunned. As of today, she is done as a presidential candidate.
Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011
So it's over. No good crying over spilt milk. Except that we never seem to learn. It happened in 1994, and although President Clinton pulled himself ...
Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 05.25.2011
Now that the banks have been stabilized (to some degree) as a result of massive public intervention, the very individuals who have nearly destroyed the country are ready to dance again.
Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011
We're in a no-kidding crucial situation. Unless someone will stand up and (metaphorically) shout "you lie!" to those who are lying, we may find one day that there is no one left to speak for us.
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011
The dramatic moment marked a turning point in the so-called McCarthy Era. It came during one of the first nationally televised Senate hearings, known as the Army-McCarthy hearings.
Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011
Today's "teabag" protests would be funny, if they didn't make me think of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and what he might have accomplished if Fox News existed during his time.
Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011
Barack Obama has gone back on his word, Barack Obama is a hypocrite ... I couldn't be happier. Truth is, if what's necessary to win in November is some outright cheating, I'd be all for that, too.
Peter Dreier | Posted 05.11.2012