A friend down the coast here in California called Wednesday to say that her mother, 95, had fallen, cracked her ribs, got a cough and…
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Ritual trumphalism about America’s righteous mission in the closing sentences of his speech did not dispel the distinct impression during President Obama’s 33-minute address to…
Obama’s dipped below 50% in public approval, which — so the pollsters tell us — is nothing particularly unusual for a new president at this…
You can’t please all of the people all of the time, but President Obama and his Attorney General, Eric Holder, have got nearer than most…
On official Pentagon statistics about 1% of members of the US armed forces today are Muslims, though the actual quotient is no doubt higher, since…
If Jonathan Swift traveled to the United States today, he would surely ditch the little guys, the big guys and the horses and just feature…
Across the country, weekend before last there were anti-war demonstrations, modest in turnout, but hopefully a warning to Obama that war without end or reason…
The jousting between the White House and Fox News is drawing grave warnings from pundits to Obama’s team that this is a losing issue for…
As General Stan McChrystal plans his march on Washington to demand more troops in Afghanistan the antiwar movement lies on the sidewalk, as inert and…