Expanding women’s presence may not be ideal
Get them upfront, yesterday. That will be the policy of the U.S. Defense Department in coming months after Secretary Leon Panetta reversed a ban on women in combat. It's also...
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Obama’s sanctimony proves who the real Scrooge is
As right as Dickens. That's what President Barack Obama suggested about his tax plan when he recently used "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens to frame his case for rate...
Petraeus’ narcissism
It was her six-minute mile that did it. Or her youth. That's the assumption about the choice by David Petraeus, America's most-revered military statesman, to pursue an extramarital affair with...
Petraeus’ narcissism
It was her six-minute mile that did it. Or her youth. That's the assumption about the choice by David Petraeus, America's most-revered military statesman, to pursue an extramarital affair with...
Obama slanders the 1920s to justify his failures
"When it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic...
Sweet Home Chicago loses its appeal to the tax-weary
Why don't more people live here? That's what I always think when I come to Chicago, as this week when I come for a conference. The water is bright, and...
All history is technologically accelerating
The White House messed up its history. That's the contention of critics who pointed to references recently appended to the biography pages of past presidents on the White House website....
All history is technologically accelerating
The White House messed up its history. That's the contention of critics who pointed to references recently appended to the biography pages of past presidents on the White House website....
Occupy everywhere to get global growth up
Out. Everywhere. Yesterday. Those three words sum up the mood here at home when it comes to American military presence outside U.S. borders. President Barack Obama is signaling he wants...
Kelly Clarkson sings conservatives’ blues
Every campaign has its song. That song isn't always the one the candidate chooses. In 2008, John McCain revealed that he liked "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. The senator's staffers allowed...