BY SUSAN ESTRICH Last week, the House of Representatives, in a colossal waste of time, voted for the 33rd time to repeal President Obama’s health care plan. Going into the vote, there was absolutely no question as to the result and its utter futility. The Republicans voted for repeal, as they do every time, and […]

BY JOE CONASON When Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters on Tuesday that Mitt Romney’s foreign investment accounts don’t trouble him because “it’s really American to avoid paying taxes,” he must not have realized that he was calling his party’s nominee-to-be a liar. “As long as it was legal, I’m OK with it,” said the South […]

BY FROMA HARROP If only one in four American adults can name his or her U.S. senators, we can assume that even fewer know what Libor is. Libor [pronounced lie-bor] is at the center of another major financial scandal, but that may not improve its name recognition much. This is summer, after all, and making […]

BY SUSAN ESTRICH A study out this week by the liberal Center for American Progress found that kids in the middle don’t think school is challenging enough. That’s right: According to the great silent majority of students surveyed over the past three years by the Department of Education, the problem is not too much homework […]

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Some people are too smart for your own good. Food geneticists, for example. These technicians have the smarts to tinker with the inner workings of Momma Nature’s own good foods – but not the smarts to leave well enough alone. In fairness, much of their scientific tinkering has been beneficial. But during the […]