Theodore Roosevelt

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: From Booker T. Washington to Barack Obama

Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Ariel Gonzalez

Last week marked the 107th anniversary of a symbolically important event in the history of race relations in this country. On October 16, 1901, B...

Politics and Faith

Larry Beinhart | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Larry Beinhart

The Constitution, Article VI, Section 3, states "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

Hey Joe: Meet the Constitution

Doug Kendall | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Doug Kendall

The clear winner of Wednesday's debate, Joe the plumber, focused a national debate on the wisdom and fairness of progressive taxation.

The Men Who Reveal What Obama and McCain Really Think

Johann Hari | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Johann Hari

McCain and Obama have recently named the thinkers who have most shaped their political thought. Their reasons are revealing -- and shocking.

Letter to My Son

Bill Budinger | Posted 10.30.2008 | Business


Bill Budinger

Can Americans rise above their immediate self interest and do what needs to be done?

McCain's Conservative Model: Theodore Roosevelt

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and MICHAEL COOPER | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics


Senator John McCain in a wide-ranging interview called for a government that is frugal but more active than many conservatives might prefer. He said g...

''The Vice President is The Only Person The President Can't Fire.''

Martin Nolan | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Martin Nolan

Barack Obama is pressured by Hillary Clinton to select her as VP, a mathematical question arises: why would he choose someone whom record numbers of Democrats have voted against?

Say It Ain't So, Paul: Even the Great Krugman Is Lying about Florida

Frank Dwyer | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics


Frank Dwyer

For Krugman to keep saying that the voters of Florida voted "in good faith" is a lie. Were they not informed that the Democratic Party was not going to count their votes?

Wanted: U.S. President, No MBA Required

Fox Business | Dunstan Prial | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The only president in the past century with anything resembling a proven -- let alone successful -- business background was Herbert Hoover. That's ri...