The American tradition of public school is almost as old as the Union itself. The first major proponent of a strong public school system was Thomas Jefferson, who believed that in order for a Republic to function its populace must have at least a rudimentary education.
Current wisdom has it that if there had been a few less hanging chads in Florida in November 2000, the world would be a different place.
Ed Gillespie offers some truth to the myths created by the liberal media over the past years such as the Bush tax cuts only being for the rich, the Bush administration has been bad for climate change and that Bush's foreign policy was overly unilateral creating enemies at every t …
In 1795 President George Washington pardoned members of what came to be known as the Whiskey Rebellion, exercising his right as President to pardon Federal offenders.
President Bush announced $13.4 billion in emergency loans on Friday to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler, and said another $4 billion would be available for the hobbled automakers in February.
New York Times is reporting that Mark Felt, 'Deep Throat' of Watergate, dies at 95
As the Rod Blagojevich scandal continues to unfold, it's worth recalling that Democrats in 2006 -led by Representative Rahm Emanuel- ran on the theme that they would end "the culture of corruption." Indeed, Emanuel, in dismissing wrongdoings by Democrats at the time, explai …
In one of the craziest elections in American history, he overcame a lack of experience, a funny name, two candidates who are political institutions and the racial divide to become the 44th President of the United States.
Pakistan is complaining that the US is not supplying it with weapons fast enough.
Obama told a gathering of fanatics in his home city of Chicago: And those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: yes, we can.
I do so want to believe that Barack Obama is on the right track. His brain is big, his style fresh, his pronouncements both logical and compelling, and it does feel good to have a president-elect elicit universal respect rather than make the world cringe.
So, "Is Hillary Clinton Unconstitutional?" In a word, Yes -- or, to be more precise, a Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be unconstitutional.
The problem now, as in 1929 to 1940, is that the economy is not functioning normally. It is shot through and through with fear, even terror. Worse yet, and unlike the situation in the Depression, government miscues have been only a part of the problem.
Missouri has finally lost its bellwether status as the state which has voted for the election winner the most times in a row. Pollsters had it as a toss-up (too close to call) throughout the race, and they got that spot on.
You just can't get enough humor in the morning. Great Video to show your children about the importance of studying hard in skoool.
What a coincidence! The PBS special aired the night before she miraculously, all of a sudden, cracked that ceiling. The special featured women in combat and the trauma they experience. Remember that it's not just women that experience this trauma during combat.
You are being manipulated by a misleader similar to ours in TX that we all dislike so much. This gay marriage issue as a by the book Rovian wedge issue to garnish power, and is orchestrated by Schwartzenegger and the GOP.
The Alaska Board of Elections has finally updated (pdf). Democrat Mark Begich has the lead over Republican Ted Stevens, 132,196 to 131,382. More votes to be counted tomorrow and possibly Friday.
Have we become "The Land of the Free, Where People Watch Us Pee?"
Are we the "Land of the Free, Where People Watch Us Pee?"
"Obama is absolutely brilliant," the televangelist, Pat Robertson told CNN the day after Tuesday's election.
Voting machines that recently failed pre-election accuracy tests in Michigan are at the center of a disputed U.S. Senate race in Minnesota that hangs in the balance over fewer than 500 votes at press time.
John McCain's campaign was meandering through the summer, one day focusing on the Everglades, the next on Iraq and hardly ever on Barack Obama, when a small group of top advisers took the candidate aside and told him to make a choice.