The student loan bubble is ultimately the same as the mortgage bubble, without the complex secondary derivatives market. It was created by a combination of stupid politicians trying to make higher education more “affordable” via cheap credit, and irresponsible borrowers
Could “Murphy Brown,” the character who famously battled Dan Quayle over the role of fathers in society, return in time for the November presidential elections? And if so, is there any doubt which candidate she’ll throw her shoulder pads behind?
Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine — whose summer jam “Moves Like Jagger” has done more to erode good taste and sonic discernment than the day Green Day plugged in their first guitar — is unapologetic in his progressivism –which doesn’t bother
Earlier today, progressive females in various cities protested against the fabricated “war on women” which Democrats convinced them the GOP is waging. The goal of the “United Against War On Women” protest? Something about birth control and abortion. Yes, because
Conservative Jamie Radtke is getting ready to face off Saturday afternoon in Roanoke, VA for the first of three non-televised debates set for the Republican Senate primary in Virginia–a contest many view as the ultimate insider versus outsider battle when it
On October 2, 2008 Barack Obama wrote that “the Armenian Genocide” of 1915 was “a widely documented fact.” But on April 24, 2012, he would only go so far as to call it an atrocity. As a matter of fact,
Mitt Romney was hoping for a five-state primary sweep Tuesday to cement his status as the all-but-certain Republican nominee, as he trains his sights on ousting President Barack Obama from the White House. Shortly before polls closed in the northeastern
When a U.S. drone went down in eastern Iran last December, President Obama asked the Iranians if they might return it–pretty please–but they just grinned and said “no.” Now, some five months later, they claim not only to have “recovered
When Barack Obama beat McCain in 2008, he immediately began pushing to fulfill his campaign promise to “fundamentally change” this country. And one of the key areas for that fundamental change was energy (and energy policy). In that arena he
By op-ed columnist Nick Kristof’s own standards, he and the New York Times are earning money, indirectly, from child sex trafficking. Late last month, Kristof targeted Goldman Sachs with farcical allegations of supporting child sex trafficking via its minority stake in
The left’s all-out, concerted attack on the right, accusing conservatives of perpetrating a “war on women,” was obviously calculated to target potential – and now certain – Republican nominee Mitt Romney. And the campaign has been wildly successful. According to
As the nation directs its attention to the events taking place at the United States Supreme Court, specifically, the oral arguments surrounding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, now may be a good time to evaluate some of
Facebook is countersuing Yahoo over web technology patents it claims Yahoo is using to generate billions of dollars in revenue.
Yesterday, Joe Klein wrote a piece titled “Bill Kristol’s Blues: The Republican Party is Still LookingBackward” at Time. It’s ostensibly an attack on Bill Kristol’s recent assessment of the 2012 race, but in fact that’s just a jumpingoff point for
Yesterday morning, Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama, spoke at the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention. There, she touted Obama’s record on youth violence in Chicago: As a mom, it just breaks my heart when I hear stories
As the flames of discontent surrounding the shooting death of Trayvon Martin continue to be fanned by left wing ideologues and shakedown artists like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, there is a serious push afoot to use whatever momentum they
Fans watching the thrilling Kansas-Ohio State Final Four game missed the final 2.8 seconds of the game because CBS Sports cameras were showing a replay instead of the game-ending inbound play that sealed Kansas’ victory.
“My dad was essentially a philosophical anarchist,” laughs Chris Mitchum about his famous father Robert Mitchum. “He thought that man was basically good and could govern himself, but he hated authority and didn’t care for heavy handed government. He thought
It was one of his biggest campaign promises: Candidate Barack Obama told us early and often that he would unite Americans in the wake of Evil Bush doing everything he could to tear us apart. The media jumped on that
An AFP story, linked at the Huffington Post and elsewhere, reported on Malia Obama’s visit to Mexico despite a Texas public safety warning. She’s reportedly accompanied by 12 friends and 25 Secret Service agents. The Huffington Post story link now
On Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that the Republican presidential race is “mathematically” over and that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is all but assured to be the GOP’s nominee. “Mathematically, Rick would have to win 75 percent of what remains,”
Had Sarah Palin pursued the GOP nomination this year, one many believe she could have won given the field, “Game Change” producer Tom Hanks positioned himself to both capitalize on it and lead the opposition to her in the general election.
Ron Paul, who has consistently engaged in anti-Semitic nonsense over the course of the past few decades, has largely attempted to hide his anti-Semitism throughout his campaign. No longer. Ron Paul has issued this Arabic-language flyer outside the Islamic Center
Oklahoma’s Republican primary will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. Ohio’s 66 delegates will be awarded proportionally. Latest polls
