Romer Knows Tax Increas...

Charles Kadlec, Forbes A powerful analysis by  President Barack Obama’s first Chair of his Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) indicates the President’s proposed tax increases would kill the economic recovery and throw nearly 1 million Americans out of...

Time & MSNBC’...

Charles Johnson, Big Journalism It now appears that Touré, an MSNBC contributor, is a 9-11 conspiracy crank. Writing after Van Jones, the former White House green jobs czar, was fired in 2009, Touré took to Twitter to defend Jones’s outlandish statements...

Springsteen to Play Nat...

Well, at least this year we’ll have something to look forward to in September at Nationals Park. Bruce Springsteen is returning to Washington for a concert at the stadium on September 14. [ more › ] Original post: Springsteen to Play Nationals Park in Time for Late-Season...

Primary Numbers: Was Ap...

This year was the first time that the D.C. primary was moved from September to April. Now some people are asking if that was too early—and whether legislators should consider moving the primary date again. [ more › ] Go here to see the original:  Primary Numbers: Was April Too...

Why Is This Menu Differ...

On Friday and Saturday night, Jews across the world will sit down with family and friends for Passover Seders, retelling the story of their ancestral exodus from bondage in Egypt and partaking in a festive meal. As the week carries on, many will continue to subsist on matzoh, forsaking...

Adrian Fenty Sounds Lik...

At long last, Sinclair Skinner’s animated history of Adrian Fenty has reached its denouement. In the last chapter, set the morning after his September 2010 loss to Vince Gray, Fenty sounds like a giant robot. [ more › ] See the original post:  Adrian Fenty Sounds Like One of...

The False Iran Debate...

Roger Cohen, New York Times Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic has been perhaps the most vigorous, influential and informed voice relaying the view that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel sees the Iranian leadership as a “messianic apocalyptic cult” and will...

Hooray for the "Do...

Joel Pollak, RealClearPolitics On September 2, 2011, the government's official unemployment statistics revealed that the U.S. economy had created zero jobs in August, and the unemployment rate stood at 9.1 percent.A few days later, on Sept. 8, President Barack Obama addressed a...

Seven Men Charged With ...

Last September, 21-year-old Jamal Coates was killed during a brazen daylight drive-by shooting on U Street NW. This week, reports Homicide Watch, seven men have been charged for gang violence and retaliations that led to seven deaths since 2006 in Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan and U...

Where Is Perry’s ...

Jamelle Bouie, American Prospect For evidence of Texas governor Rick Perry's rapid collapse, look no further than recent surveys of Republican presidential voters. According to a Gallup poll released yesterday, only 15 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents...