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We are fifteen years into this new century. Fifteen years that
We are fifteen years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting tw...

So every year around this time, I find it clumsy exchanging
So every year around this time, I find it clumsy exchanging holiday wishes. In the politically correct world, I guess Happy Holidays is the thing to...

Ronald Reagan gives a televised address from the Oval Office in
Ronald Reagan gives a televised address from the Oval Office in July 1981. Republicans told the working class that its hard-earned tax dollars were b...

If youre one of the millions of Americans shopping online today on
If youre one of the millions of Americans shopping online today on “Cyber Monday,” be careful. You cant trust Google Shopping to show you the best...

Supreme Court justice Lewis Powell felt compelled to assert, in a
Supreme Court justice Lewis Powell felt compelled to assert, in a memo that was to help galvanize business circles, that the “American economic sys...

Modern Republicans’ callousness and willingness to overburden
Modern Republicans’ callousness and willingness to overburden the poor evokes another act of state villainy—one that is especially pertinent becau...

And rising inequality and declining mobility are also bad for our
And rising inequality and declining mobility are also bad for our families and social cohesion, not just because we tend to trust our institutions les...

If it were true that lower tax rates and more wealth for the
If it were true that lower tax rates and more wealth for the wealthy would lead to more job creation, then today we would be drowning in jobs. And yet...

Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Florida) has been leading the GOP effort
Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Florida) has been leading the GOP effort to slash the food stamp program, called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr...