On September 7, 1774, the Founding Fathers opened the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia with the prayer “O God of wisdom […]direct the councils of this honorable assembly […]in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, T...
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On September 7, 1774, the Founding Fathers opened the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia with the prayer “O God of wisdom […]direct the councils of this honorable assembly […]in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, T...
When not being caricatured on Saturday Night Live donning the robes and skeletal mask of the Grim Reaper, Steve Bannon serves as White House chief strategist. While we may assume that Bannon does not actually dress in these robes, his presence in th...
When not being caricatured on Saturday Night Live donning the robes and skeletal mask of the Grim Reaper, Steve Bannon serves as White House chief strategist. While we may assume that Bannon does not actually dress in these robes, his presence in th...
Over the last eight years, the US Congress has established a long track record of not doing things. But on September 28, for the first time in Obama’s administration, Congress mustered up a rare showing of bipartisan cooperation and overrode the pr...
Over the last eight years, the US Congress has established a long track record of not doing things. But on September 28, for the first time in Obama’s administration, Congress mustered up a rare showing of bipartisan cooperation and overrode the pr...
“A vast bureaucracy with no congressional oversight, that’s digging through hundreds of millions of your credit records to detect fraud,” proclaimed former Republican Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina in regards to the Consumer Financial Pro...
“A vast bureaucracy with no congressional oversight, that’s digging through hundreds of millions of your credit records to detect fraud,” proclaimed former Republican Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina in regards to the Consumer Financial Pro...
In a 2012 survey by FindLaw.com, only 34 percent of respondents were able to name even one of the nation’s Supreme Court Justices. But as Americans are known to demonstrate, a lack of information doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of an opinion. Wit...
In a 2012 survey by FindLaw.com, only 34 percent of respondents were able to name even one of the nation’s Supreme Court Justices. But as Americans are known to demonstrate, a lack of information doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of an opinion. Wit...
Throughout history, a foundational divide in American politics has split the federal government. In the early days of the republic, quarreling between the Federalists (represented by John Adams) and Democratic-Republicans (led by Thomas Jefferson) o...
Throughout history, a foundational divide in American politics has split the federal government. In the early days of the republic, quarreling between the Federalists (represented by John Adams) and Democratic-Republicans (led by Thomas Jefferson) o...
When Paul Ryan announced that he was considering running for speaker of the house, he did so with a list of demands. Among them, he wanted more family time and fewer fundraising obligations than previous speakers, the unity of the House Republicans C...
When Paul Ryan announced that he was considering running for speaker of the house, he did so with a list of demands. Among them, he wanted more family time and fewer fundraising obligations than previous speakers, the unity of the House Republicans C...
In a recent Gallup survey, respondents ranked different professions according to perceptions of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses hit the top of the list, and dead last were car salespeople — ranking even behind members of Congress. Although fe...
In a recent Gallup survey, respondents ranked different professions according to perceptions of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses hit the top of the list, and dead last were car salespeople — ranking even behind members of Congress. Although fe...
In 2003, Raul Valdez, a Mexican immigrant and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of cannabis-related drug charges. Valdez served 60 days in jail; had he been a citizen this would have been the end of the affair. But in 2014...
In 2003, Raul Valdez, a Mexican immigrant and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of cannabis-related drug charges. Valdez served 60 days in jail; had he been a citizen this would have been the end of the affair. But in 2014...
For the future of American infrastructure, the August Congressional recess looms large. Since the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, federal lawmakers have passed 34 short-term extensions for the bill’s funding. The most recent one, pa...
For the future of American infrastructure, the August Congressional recess looms large. Since the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, federal lawmakers have passed 34 short-term extensions for the bill’s funding. The most recent one, pa...
President Barack Obama recently unveiled his nearly $4 trillion budget, and it immediately made waves. As the unabashedly liberal wish list it is, Obama knows it will never be passed by the newly elected, GOP-controlled Congress. Nevertheless, some o...
President Barack Obama recently unveiled his nearly $4 trillion budget, and it immediately made waves. As the unabashedly liberal wish list it is, Obama knows it will never be passed by the newly elected, GOP-controlled Congress. Nevertheless, some o...
A Pew Research graphic illustrating the religious makeup of the 114th Congress, via the Pew Research Center. Do American politicians see themselves as American Jews or Jewish Americans? That question, and the cultural stigmas behind it, presents thes...
A Pew Research graphic illustrating the religious makeup of the 114th Congress, via the Pew Research Center. Do American politicians see themselves as American Jews or Jewish Americans? That question, and the cultural stigmas behind it, presents thes...