Tag Archives: Washington DC

Politics & Prose: John Dean- The Nixon Defense

“What did the president know, and when did he know it? That was the iconic question of the Watergate scandal and Dean, who served as Nixon’s legal counsel, argues that it remains to be answered. Using his own transcripts of … Continue reading

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Frost/Nixon Interviews: The Second Term

As far as messing around with other people’s elections, that is something that the United States shouldn’t be involved with. If that kind of thing happened here and you could make a strong case that it did in 1996 with … Continue reading

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CNN Politics: Mark Preston- Can This Democrat Really Beat Hillary Clinton?

Source:CNN Politics No one is saying that Martin O’Malley is going to win the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. Governor O’Malley knows that he’s a long shot. But so was Governor Jimmy Carter in 1975, Governor Bill Clinton in … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Jacob Sullum: ‘Ted Cruz is Right About Taxes’

“If you have not done your taxes yet, do not count on getting help from the Internal Revenue Service in answering any last-minute questions that may arise. The IRS estimates that only half of the anxious and bewildered taxpayers who … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Ed Krayewski: Are You Ready For President Joe Biden?

“A group that says it was founded by “former staffers and campaign veterans” has launched the Draft Biden 2016 campaign. Who better than Biden to run for president?, the group asks. “A fixture in American politics for over 40 years,” … Continue reading

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The Heritage Foundation: Larry Schweikart: A Patriot’s History of The Modern World

. Even though I’m favor of Freedom of Religion in America, even as an Agnostic, I have a hard time agreeing that what makes America great at least up to the 20th Century is because of how many Christians are … Continue reading

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Frost/Nixon Interviews: Full Interview About Watergate

I covered this last week, but the White House coverup of Watergate was about ending a story that the Nixon White House thought could explode in their faces. Which was an attempted burglary of Democratic National Headquarters. Even though the … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Why Medicare Will Always Need Fixing

“Over the last 14 years, Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate formula—the SGR, which was passed in 1997 as a way to keep Medicare spending growing in line with the economy—has scheduled deep cuts to physician reimbursements on 17 different occasions. On … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Graham K. Brown & Arnim Langer: Lessons From Affirmative Action Around The World

Source:Foreign Affairs Imagine fifty-years ago when the U.S. Government under the Johnson Administration had a federal policy designed to empower racial and ethnic minorities in this country who were stuck in poverty that was built around infrastructure, education and job … Continue reading

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The Heritage Foundation: William J. Bennett & Robert White: Going to Pot, Why The Rush to Legalize Marijuana is Harming America

. You know, if I was a lawyer and I was listening to Bill Bennett and Bob White give their presentation about marijuana, I would probably conceive every point that they made about marijuana. Other than why they say marijuana … Continue reading

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