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Thom Tillis is N.C.'s No.1 Weaselnew

"Legislator of the Year" was given a nice biscuit for jumping through his corporate overseers' hoops.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  08-24-2011  |  Commentary

Thank God for the Voting Rights Actnew

Georgia lawmakers can't be trusted to do the right thing in redistricting
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Editorial Board  |  08-24-2011  |  Commentary

Our Dumb Statenew

Volume 8 in our our semi-regular compendium of Floridian idiocy.
Orlando Weekly  |  Billy Manes  |  08-18-2011  |  Commentary

What's the Matter with Obama?

As a pundit it's my job to explain why politicians do the things they do. Why isn't Obama worried about unemployment?
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  08-18-2011  |  Commentary

What Have We Learned From the Debt-Ceiling Debate?new

The debt-ceiling debate that has consumed us over the past few weeks once again demonstrated that we live in a divided country and that Congress is torn between party ideology and putting the long-term interests of the country first.
Charleston City Paper  |  Clay N. Middleton  |  08-17-2011  |  Commentary

Wasting a Million Dollars in Sacramento Countynew

Sacramento County struggles to fund public safety, but finds a million dollars to close medical-marijuana dispensaries.
News & Review  |  Jeff vonKaenel  |  08-16-2011  |  Commentary

Where Are All the Black Republicans?new

If so many blacks consider themselves to be conservatives and ascribe to mainly conservative viewpoints, why does talk of black Republicans remain taboo?
YES! Weekly  |  Christian Bryant  |  07-27-2011  |  Commentary

The Apoca-Listnew

AKA The "We're Fucked" Index.
San Antonio Current  |  Greg Harman  |  07-27-2011  |  Commentary

If the U.S. doesn't cut defense spending, we can't reduce our debtnew

A reader pointed out recently that my commentaries as of late have concentrated heavily on the foreign policy debate currently taking place in the Republican Party. Now that the Bush Doctrine has become Obama's, a critical eye has been cast on the GOP's tendency to promote muscular foreign interventionism.
Charleston City Paper  |  Jack Hunter  |  07-14-2011  |  Commentary

The Lessons to be Learned From the Casey Anthony Verdictnew

The banality of our lives.
Charleston City Paper  |  Chris Haire  |  07-07-2011  |  Commentary

Tim Pawlenty Makes His Case for Unlimited Governmentnew

The former Minnesota governor is a liberal.
Charleston City Paper  |  Jack Hunter  |  07-07-2011  |  Commentary

What's a Neoconservative?new

Our intervention in Libya makes the definition clearer than ever.
Charleston City Paper  |  Jack Hunter  |  06-30-2011  |  Commentary

Ron Paul Won the Debatenew

The entire GOP moves closer to Paul's politics and away from Bush.
Charleston City Paper  |  Jack Hunter  |  06-23-2011  |  Commentary

Romney's Real Problemnew

Mitt Romney is a weird robot and conservatives hate him. But his bigger problem is he's also a Mormon.
Hartford Advocate  |  Nick Keppler  |  06-21-2011  |  Commentary

The Fake On the Rightnew

Don’t be fooled or surprised by the tactics of the unscrupulous who use false morality and deceit to gain power for their own benefit.
Random Lengths News  |  James Preston Allen  |  06-21-2011  |  Commentary

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