In discussing the Middle East, media outlets and political pundits alike can’t seem to avoid lame catchphrases, which reduce the complex...

As Black History Month comes to a close, we are all reminded of its significance. Originally Black History Week—marking the birthdays of...

The sequester, as you’ve probably heard, is happening March 1. What is the sequester? To use a (somewhat unfortunate) metaphor, the...

One thing that frustrates me about modern American politics is that everyone is always playing it safe. Over the last seventeen years – a...

Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who lost his 2012 Senate reelection bid to Elizabeth Warren, is said to be “leaning strongly...

House Republicans signaled they will vote on a three-month hike to the nation’s debt ceiling sometime this week. For those still curious,...

At around 12 noon on Wednesday, President Obama revealed his plan for reducing gun violence in a nationally-televised press conference....

Image by Winnerslay It’s not clear that gun control could have prevented the killing of 20 children and 7 adults in Newtown, Connecticut...

Before I say anything about guns, or politics, or the NRA, or anything, I have to ask you to take a moment and think about what happened...

Earlier this week, President Obama officially recognized the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, the...

With the election just a week away, more attention than ever has been leveraged by both presidential candidates in gaining the approval...

Last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York cited his profound disappointment in both presidential candidates. Bloomberg, an...

Why Obama lost, in 300 words: As a Democrat, what’s infuriating isn’t that Obama lost; it’s why he lost. It’s so historical, so...

As an election cycle rolls on, polls from some of the nation’s most elite universities indicate a strong lean to the left, although...

Fortunately for President Obama, the claims of 7.2% as a make-it-or-break-it, election-deciding economic indicator are dubious at best....

Not that anyone will need this, but the Romney video isn’t wrong—it’s just plain weird. By now, we’ve all seen it: In the recording,...