So I've had a running discussion on politics with my best friend - ProfMondo - who happens to be as dedicated a conservative as I am a liberal. One of [...]

I've had an idea kicking around in my head for a little while. Liberaltarianism. Not really an original thought, since various liberal bloggers out there occasionally bring it up. Here's [...]

I'm getting inspired by the path taken by my best friend of many, many years - Professor Mondo. I abandoned this blog a while back for the ease and...ease of [...]

John McCain...on the minimum wageJohn McCain...on housing policy and links to lobbyistsJohn McCain...on Social SecurityJohn McCain...on NAFTAJohn McCain...on 100 years in IraqJohn McCain...on the new GI BillJohn McCain...on SCHIPJohn McCain...on [...]

My home state's looking to make sawing down someone else's trees a felony, punishable by one to five years in prison. I guess it's turning into a big problem in [...]

...or as we call it today - waterboarding. Here's the link. And here's an excerpt:I remember that the blindfold was heavy and completely covered my face. As the two men [...]

As I make my way through the blogosphere and try to whittle down the numerous areas and topics that I keep track of on a regular basis, one of the [...]

Essence of the story:There was ameeting last March between an Army team from Washington and VA officials at Fort Drum Army base in upstate New York. At that meeting, Army [...]

A Washington Post story has the scoop on how Bush could try and score political points in his State of the Union address by advocating "supporting the troops" in his [...]

I agree with Sen Levin, who said "that the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq has failed because it hasn't achieved its primary goal of sparking political reconciliation among that country's [...]