RNC and DNC protests in pictures
Created with flickr slideshow. Douglas ChristianDouglas Christian is a multimedia Capitol Hill reporter. He has covered the 2016 Democratic and
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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake failed to keep Baltimore safe
April of 1968, in the wake of Martin Luther King’s assassination, Baltimore is set afire by rioting. On Monday in the
Read moreMichael Hastings final work: The Last Magazine
Sad to say, The Last Magazine is remarkably well written. Sad because the author, Michael Hastings, died in a car
Read moreIncome inequality: Danger ahead in the 21st Century
If brevity is the soul of wit, verbosity is a fool’s companion. Thomas Picketty’s tome, Capital in the Twenty-First Century,
Read moreIRS ‘Grand Conspiracy against the Right’ doesn’t exist
“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” ― Albert Einstein, The World As I See It Lois Lerner asked the
Read moreEric Cantor was no Tip O’Neill
(Speaker Tip O’Neill with President Reagan. Public Domain) British Prime Minister under Queen Victoria, Benjamin Disraeli, quipped a full century
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Bowe Bergdal’s release is a step in the right direction
Bowe Bergdahl’s release has caused consternation and debate on Capitol Hill, but it should not have been controversial. It was
Read moreDon’t blame Eric Shinseki for the VA being broke
On Memorial Day, as the United States withdraws its remaining troops from Afghanistan, concluding the one of longest conflicts in
Read moreGOP: Quit the Benghazi witch-hunt investigation
The GOP’s obsession with the Benghazi attack on September 11, 2012 that killed four Americans, including the US ambassador Chris
Read moreEdward Snowden and useful idiots are not products of the Liberal Left
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden recently asked Vladimir Putin via teleconference, “Does Russia intercept or store the communications in any
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