There are just a few short days left until “Super Tuesday”, when more than 20 states hold their presidential primaries. The political experts informed us last fall that the race for the nominations was all but over. Senator Hillary Clinton was predicted to have virtually eliminated all of the other Democratic contenders before February 5, [...]

Welcome to the January 27, 2008 edition of carnival of political punditry. Shaun Connell presents Wealth and Poverty posted at Reason and Capitalism, saying, “An explanation of why capitalism doesn’t hurt the poor, but treats them better than economic tyranny.” NotYourDaddy presents Land of Opportunity or Land of Entitlement? posted at Government is not your [...]

Based on the reported agreement between House Speaker Pelosi and House Minority Leader Boehner, it is apparent that fiscal stimulus may not be provided as the much touted tax rebates, but instead as simple cash payments to most working Americans. The cash payments would be set at $600 for individuals, $1200 for married couples who [...]

In January of 1973, the abortion debate became a centerpiece in American political campaigns for many years to come. The landmark ruling of the Supreme Court in Roe vs. Wade has sparked more debate and controversy than any other political issue over the ensuing 35 years. The Court in it’s decision not only gave women [...]

Welcome to the January 21, 2008 edition of carnival of political punditry. Sidhusaaheb presents Auction the Bharat Ratna! posted at I, Me, Myself. Thursday Bram presents Financial Profile Friday: John Edwards posted at One Vote Matters. John Phillips presents Workplace Lessons Learned from Presidential Politics posted at The Word On Employment Law, saying, “Race and [...]

Are interrogation methods used by our intelligence agencies torture, and are they justified in the war on terror? I got into a discussion on a forum about this Canada thing and torture. As you may know by now if you read the world’s greatest blog, Canada put the US on a Torture list and the [...]

The Quote of the Day comes from the Carnival of the Libertarians. The Whited Sepulchre posted my article entitled “A Simple Fix For The US Economy” in which I lay out a few absolutely brilliant ideas. These are ideas that anyone who can spell the word ‘economics’ would agree are absolutely brilliant. Of course, The [...]

According to a BBC article, Canada has put the US on a ‘torture’ list. This was done in a manual written as part of a training course on torture for diplomats. Under the definition of torture, the manual lists US interrogation techniques such as forced nudity, isolation, sleep deprivation and the blindfolding of prisoners. This [...]

We have had too many short term fixes from our government. It is time to look long term in respect to interest rates and taxes. Note, this article is updated, please click here to see How YOU Can Save The Economy! I can normally come up with a way to fix the world’s problems in [...]

In 1998, Toni Morrison, a Nobel prize winning writer, declared President Bill Clinton “the first Black President”. The Congressional Black Caucus followed suit in October of 2001, by honoring the former President at their annual awards dinner. Clinton told CNS News that, “I think it’s a function of the work I have done, not just [...]