Eternally Shifting Sand...

Mark Steyn, OC Register "Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review, was born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii."So the lunatic theory that Barack Obama doesn't meet the minimum eligibility requirements to be president of the...

Mitt Romney Fails to Se...

Colbert King, Washington Post After a third reading of Mitt Romney’s Liberty University commencement speech, I still fail to see how my Post colleague Michael Gerson could have described it as “more than good.”Romney’s address struck me as standard...

Partisanship Is Not a B...

Andrew Rosenthal, NY Times In my post yesterday on Tuesday’s voting, I mentioned that Richard Lugar lost the Indiana Senate primary to Richard Mourdock, a radical right-winger. I didn’t have time to write at length about his thoughtful farewell letter, but...

How Much Do You Owe Gov...

Steven Malanga, RCM Thanks to promises made over the years by the St. Paul school board, taxpayers in the Minnesota city owe teachers and other education workers some $409 million in retirement health benefits that the district hasn't funded. So the school system has taken advantage...

Gallery: Sweetlife Food...

                                                        The youthful enthusiasm of a decidedly all-ages crowd won out over cold, rainy conditions on...

U.S. Attorney Seeking N...

Former Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. could spend nearly four years in prison when he is sentenced Thursday for stealing more than $353,000 from a District program earmarked for youth sports. [ more › ] Read the original: U.S. Attorney Seeking Nearly Four Years for Harry...

Mystery Solved! Capital...

The Capital City Diner has been sold to the South Carolina-based company that is developing the Capital City Market, and will be part of a new dining and retail district, the Post reports. [ more › ] View original post here: Mystery Solved! Capital City Diner Moving to Union...

Is Paul Ryan the New Ne...

Greg Sargent, Washington Post President Obama’s speech on Tuesday, and Mitt Romney’s answer to it yesterday, confirm beyond doubt that both sides are staking the election on the larger vision, priorities, and view of the proper role of government and the safety net...

Obama Accuses Bill Clin...

Daniel Mitchell, Cato Actually, Bill Clinton must be something even worse than a social Darwinist. That’s because the title of this post is wrong. Obama said that Paul Ryan’s plan (which allows spending to grow by an average of 3.1 percent per year over the next decade) is a...

Washington DC Spring Br...

Spring break activities for families in the Washington, DC area are plentiful, but often hard to track down. Rather than send you hunting through Google (who has the time?) I have compiled some solid options for you in one easy place. Here are my top recommended weekday activities for...