Supreme Court Sets Stage for Immigration Reform by Michael Barone
The Supreme Court's decision announced Monday in the Arizona v. United States case opens the way for sensible reform of our immigration laws.
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June 28, 2012
June 28, 2012
The House's 15 Closest Races By Kyle Kondik
The conventional wisdom in the battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives is that Democrats will pick up at least some seats, perhaps netting somewhere in the high single or low double digits, but won't pick up enough seats to seriously threaten John Boehner's speakership. Indeed, if we had to project the House right now, we'd say a net Democratic gain of less than 10 seats.
June 27, 2012
In Praise of Discrimination By John Stossel
I'm scared. I fear that even if the Supreme Court overrules most of Obamacare (or did already, by the time you read this), Republicans will join Democrats in restoring "good" parts of the law, like the requirement that insurance companies cover kids up to age 26 and every American with a pre-existing condition.
June 26, 2012
The War Against Battered and Confused Addicts by Froma Harrop
Rodney King's best statement isn't what he's famous for.
June 25, 2012
Obama Backers Use Race as Alibi for Ebbing Support By Michael Barone
As Barack Obama's lead over Mitt Romney in the polls narrows, and his presumed fundraising advantage seems about to become a disadvantage, it's alibi time for some of his backers.
His problem, they say, is that some voters don't like him because he's black. Or they don't like his policies because they don't like having a black president.
June 22, 2012
Republicans Swoon Over Holder's 'Partisan' Leak Probers (and Forget Ken Starr) By Joe Conason
This week, Republicans on Capitol Hill opened yet another front in their continuous sniping against the Obama administration, the Justice Department and Attorney General Eric Holder. Having demanded a federal investigation of intelligence leaks, they now claim to be outraged because Holder has asked two United States attorneys to conduct that probe -- and one of the two happens to be a Democrat.
June 22, 2012
The Introduction Is Key to a Successful Romney Veep Pick By Scott Rasmussen
Every summer, millions of Americans enjoy baseball, summer camps and vacation plans. But for the nation's political junkies, every fourth summer is filled with guessing games about the vice presidential nomination.
June 21, 2012
The Long, Hot Summer of Work By Froma Harrop
With summer's arrival comes a journalistic convention that seems more and more dated. It is the "summer reading list" of books, often beside a graphic showing a bathing suit and sunglasses.
June 21, 2012
Romney Needs Big Share of White Working-class Vote By Michael Barone
What's up with the white working class vote? For years, the horny-handed blue-collar worker was the star of the New Deal Democratic coalition. It was for him, and his wife and family, that Democrats taxed the rich, invented Social Security and supported militant labor unions.
June 20, 2012
Regulating Political Speech By John Stossel
It's presidential season, so again pundits are indignant that money is spent on politics. Spent by corporations! And rich people! Because the Supreme Court allowed that, "2012 will be a miserable year," says The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne.
June 19, 2012
The Dream Act Undeferred By Froma Harrop
In helping young illegal immigrants stay in the country, President Obama did the right thing for the wrong reason and in a strange context. Obama decreed that illegal immigrants who came here as children could stay without fear of deportation, if the following conditions are met: They've been in the country for at least five years. They're in school or high-school graduates, or have served in the military. They are under 30 and have committed no crimes. More than 1 million people may qualify.
June 18, 2012
'Angry' Money Gives Funding Edge to GOP and Romney By Michael Barone
There has been a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth as, in the spring, it appeared that forces supporting Mitt Romney would be able to raise about as much money as those supporting Barack Obama. There's even more now that it seems likely that the pro-Romney side will raise and spend more money than the pro-Obama side.
June 15, 2012
Did Young Romney Impersonate a Police Officer? Another Witness Says Yes By Joe Conason
When Mitt Romney was a college freshman, he told fellow residents of his Stanford University dormitory that he sometimes disguised himself as a police officer -- a crime in many states, including Michigan and California, where he then lived. And he had the uniform on display as proof.
June 15, 2012
Collapse of Household Net Worth Isn't News to Most Americans By Scott Rasmussen
The new Federal Reserve report showing that household net worth collapsed between 2007 and 2010 quickly became campaign fodder for both sides.
June 14, 2012
Why the U.S. Is Not Greece By Froma Harrop
America is not going the way of Greece, and North Dakota has shown us why. Residents were given the opportunity Tuesday to vote their property taxes out of existence, and they chose not to take it.
June 14, 2012
Obama Listens to Rich Liberals, at His Own Peril By Michael Barone
Who does Barack Obama listen to?
Not Republican politicians. Evidently weeks go by between his conversations with Speaker John Boehner, who determines what legislation comes to the House floor.
Not Democratic politicians. We have it on good authority that he seldom talks to Democratic members of Congress. Lyndon Johnson used to be on the phone constantly, cajoling and inveigling but also on the alert for shifts in opinion.
June 13, 2012
Improving Health Care By John Stossel
Any day now, the U.S. Supreme will rule on whether the Obamacare insurance mandate is constitutional. Seems like a no-brainer to me. How can forcing me to engage in commerce be constitutional?
June 12, 2012
A Modern Economy Has Universal Health Care By Froma Harrop
For now, let's drop the talk about wanting a liberal America or a conservative America. What we truly need is a modern America. No country can be modern spending twice what its rich competitors do on health care while leaving millions without any coverage.
June 11, 2012
A Good Day for the GOP in Wisconsin and California By Michael Barone
We pundits have been busy crunching the results in last Tuesday's Wisconsin recall election and have noted that the public-employee unions sustained a huge defeat.
June 8, 2012
Silent Running: The Burgeoning Wisconsin Scandal That Major Media Ignored By Joe Conason
If the Wisconsin recall is truly second in importance only to the presidential race, as many media outlets have trumpeted lately, then why have those same outlets so badly neglected one of that election's most salient aspects?
