Washington at War
The wartime years are depicted as a time of grand national unity, in volumes such as The Greatest Generation. In reality, however, there was great turmoil in this country, in some ways paralleling...
View ArticleDoing the Ice Bucket Challenge Is Not the Same Thing as Actually Supporting...
There's a big problem with the Ice Bucket Challenge, and it has nothing to do with Pamela Anderson, animal testing or "haters." Don't get me wrong: I think raising money for ALS research is a great...
View ArticleA Wake-Up Call
The following is a transcript of my speech this weekend on Staten Island at the march protesting the death of Eric Garner, who was strangled by the police. Thank you. Good afternoon. My name is Dan...
View ArticleFor Obama, an Indispensable Lesson from the Middle East
President Barack Obama, who by any measure is a smart and shrewd politician, must be feeling rather foolish nowadays. Not only have his predictions proved wrong about Iraq and al-Qaeda, but, under his...
View ArticleWith Budget Agreement, Medicaid Reform Should Be Next Compromise in North...
After months of back and forth, North Carolina's legislators have finally agreed on a budget for the next fiscal year. Finding a place of compromise is commendable -- especially when compared to our...
View ArticleThere's a Hole in My Bucket
Since a number of the discussions I've recently had about the events in Ferguson, MO seem to devolve into accusations that I'm either a racist, a liar or an idiot allow me to immediately address some...
View ArticleAnd the Rand Played On
"I think that's what scares the Democrats the most, is that in a general election, were I to run, there's gonna be a lot of independents and even some Democrats who say, 'You know what? We are tired of...
View ArticleA Salute to America's Working People
Labor Day, the second bookend of the traditional summer season, is a national holiday that celebrates America's workforce, the people whose blood and sweat have helped to build our country into a great...
View ArticleWho's Next as the Top Cop at the Global Fund?
Just recently, Martin O'Malley, the third Inspector General in three years at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, announced he would step down in December, cutting short a six-year...
View ArticleWhat 'Undercover Colors' Gets All Wrong About Date Rape
Thanks to four male college students from North Carolina State University, you may soon be able to add a new accessory to your outfit and tool in combating date rape: nail polish. A new nail polish...
View ArticleBroken Windows Is No Replacement for Stop and Frisk
Mayor Bill de Blasio's vision of New York as a city that is "safe and fair" is within reach. With welcomed reforms to stop and frisk, new leadership at the Civil Complaint Review Board, improved...
View ArticleSen. McConnell Makes the Case
Those of us working on political money issues have a fresh appreciation today for the old saying that politics makes for strange bedfellows. That's because Sen. Mitch McConnell, long known as a...
View ArticleContraception: Time for a 'Just Ask' Campaign?
When candidates seek to satisfy their political base without antagonizing the political center, they often engage in a tightrope act, and the latest high wire act is on contraception. The Obama...
View ArticleNo Strategy, No Doctrine, No Organizing Principle?
When crises emerge, critics charge that President Obama should act more quickly and more aggressively, or they argue that no US interests are involved and the US should decline any intervention....
View ArticleNow It's Burger King Renouncing US Citizenship -- Let's Eat Somewhere Else
Burger King is the latest company announcing plans to renounce its U.S. citizenship in order to dodge taxes. It plans to buy Tim Hortons and then pretend Tim Hortons bought them so they can claim to be...
View ArticleThe Manufactured Crisis of Halbig
On July 22, 2014, a divided three-judge panel of the DC Circuit ruled that people living in states with federally-created Health Care Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act are not eligible for...
View ArticleFerguson: A Call to Action
As mother of an African American son, I understand the social, economic, and political challenges the nation is faced with in the wake of violent encounters between young Black males and law...
View ArticleHow the Ferguson Protests Convinced Me We Don't Need Cell Phone Kill Switches
California Governor Jerry Brown just signed a bill that requires all smartphones sold in California to come with mandatory "kill switches." A few weeks ago, I thought the bill was a seemingly harmless...
View ArticleAthletes Take a Stand for Mike Brown
I cannot tell you how many TV and radio shows in the last couple of months have invited me to come on to criticize current athletes for not speaking out on crucial issues that affect our society as a...
View ArticlePoliticians and Billionaires: Pledging Allegiance to Each Other in Secret
What happens when billionaire businessmen bent on reducing the taxes, regulations, and wages they pay gather with the politicians most closely aligned with their agenda? Because of Lauren Windsor's...
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