We engage Military.com columnist Jeff Huber in a wide-ranging discussion that begins with his new novel, Bathtub Admirals.
M. and V. Sommer, D. Wyles | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
Armed with an exciting Obama-Pelosi ticket, we get the best of possible worlds. Now the kicker: how should the campaign bumper stickers read? Obama-Pelosi? Barry-Nancy? Not bad.
Sara Whitman | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living
In Senator Clinton's speech on Saturday, she mentioned not having broken the "glass ceiling." But she had made "18 million cracks in it."
Max Bergmann | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
McCain saying he's "not too concerned" when troops come home is part of a clear pattern of statements and actions that should cause real concern. He's developing quite the list.
William Bradley | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
McCain is starting out by playing a hole card -- his status as the war hero son and grandson of war heroes.
Max Bergmann | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
The surge did increase violence in Iraq. 2007 (the year of the surge) was the deadliest year for American troops.
Jeff Biggers | Posted 06.10.2008 | Media
The "grandmother of the muckrakers" Anne Royall was an American original and one of the nation's most daring, impassioned and indomitable social critics.
Janet Ritz | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green
Wilkinson's self-serving act has set off a world-wide frenzy of speculation, particulary oil speculation, with traders in London and Dubai holding onto their oil stocks in order to obtain a better price in Euros than they can now achieve with dollars. That, in turn, plays into the hands of oil producing nations who may have reasons not to like America (i.e. Iran, Venezuela...) to insist on petrol-Euros for their product, further depressing the dollar world-wide.
Will Durst | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics
Say what you will about Hillary, the girl does not give up easily. She possesses the stick-to-itiveness of an emaciated tick.
Josh Sugarman, Brandon Yankowitz and Patrick Pavon | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics
Our goal is to engage young voters, providing them with the sort of entertaining content that reminds them that being a Democrat is "cool" -- the sort that they are willing to spread virally online.
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics
Lost in all the noise about Obama's supposed problems winning Jewish support is that he is winning this group by nearly 2-1. Obama should wish for such problems with Christian voters as well.
Caroline Presno | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics
Sex and politics cross paths in our culture. So I decided to tie the two together by interviewing Playboy Playmates about this year's presidential election.
Stacie Krajchir | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living
It looks like the White House has a real shot at getting some Aloha after all. Maybe Obama will bring some simplicity, integrity and laidback-ness to the people, so we can all chill out already.
The Uptake | Posted 06.09.2008 | Home
An "O'Reilly Factor" producer cornered PBS's Bill Moyers at a conference on media reform this weekend, leading Moyers to demand an unedited interview about Iraq. Angry journalists piled on.
Jeremy Gerard | Posted 06.08.2008 | Politics
My sense of loss over Hillary has as much to do with my age as with her sex. If she symbolized anything, it was that the aspirations of a generation still had meaning.
Jeremy Gerard | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics
As Hillary Clinton spoke, my 16-year-old son came into the living room, saw what I was watching and asked if Clinton had officially announced her withdrawal. I nodded, unable to speak, and he noticed for the first time that there were tears on my cheeks.
Janet Ritz | Posted 06.06.2008 | Green
The need for the United States to lead by example through legislation has never been greater. Unfortunately, the need for change in Washington may have superseded that consideration.
Lee Camp | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics
Larry Beinhart | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
The Great Republican Disaster, from Reagan to Bush the Lesser, has been the Time of the Unreal. Recently there have been signs of hope. Yes. Hope means Obama. He speaks of reality.
Earl Pomerantz | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home
There are a lot of things I don't understand. And when I say, "I don't understand", I'm not using "I don't understand" the way Dr. M (my wife, for co...
A. Siegel | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green
My in-box just was filled with truthiness and deception from the astroturfing Americans for Balanced Energy Choices. Let's take a brief look at this material from America's coal power purveyors.
David Goldstein | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
Rep. Dave Reichert, a famously former sheriff, warns the crowd that a black man is going to steal their wallets? Yeah, I can imagine the stunned silence.
Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
Simply put, this is the worst possible time for any Republican to be running for president, and Obama is the perfect candidate for Democrats, and a nightmare for McCain.
Max Bergmann | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
With all the talk swirling over who will be the VP nominee -- I am surprised that no one has mentioned HRC as a possible Secretary of Defense.
Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
With Hillary Clinton still "not making any decisions," she now joins a select group of causes and phenomena that just won't go away, no matter how much you wish they would.
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Russ Wellen | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics