Woolsey on Afghanistan today: The United Nations said over the weekend that there were more civilian casualties in May than in any other single month of this war. Needless to say, killing innocent people is certainly not the way to win the hearts and minds of another country.
Child labor is not a thing of the past. Congress should stop ignoring the problem, and pass legislation to end the role of the USA in perpetuating the abusive practice.
The new Republican leaders of the U.S. House should remember that, though the habit of mythological metaphors from the religious sphere persists, the strength of the USA comes from the separation of government from religious affairs.
At both the federal and state level, the Chamber of Commerce seems like a remarkably ideological and partisan organization, overwhelmingly promoting right wing Republicans.
Unlike other U.S. Representatives from his part of Virginia, Randy Forbes refuses to meet in a debate with his challenger in this year’s election.
Jeff Miller is a terrible choice for voters who are serious about energy reform, but Miller’s independent challengers, John Krause, Joe Cantrell and Jim Bryan, won’t take a stand for clean energy either.
As Congress heads into a long summer recess, it’s a fitting time for us all to pause and consider: What’s been going on in the 111th Congress that we’ve missed? Share a comment; tell us about the congressional bill or hearing or remark on the floor that is important but unheralded. What needs to be [...]
Why is the U.S. Congress persisting in remaining silent about allegations that the Hutaree Christian militia has planned a violent uprising against the U.S. government?
In spite of Senator Inhofe’s observation that there was snow in Washington D.C. this winter, it turns out that this winter was the second warmest on record.
These politicians have not been elected to Congress to complain about Washington. They’ve been elected to Congress to be part of Washington, and make it better.
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