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Columbine Questions We Still Don't Ponder

We're coming up on the 10-year anniversary of the Columbine massacre, and once again, we've seen a spate of awful, inexplicably random shootings. Every time these Columbine-like massacres happen, we...

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CNN Clip: Did Bush Keep Us Safe on 9/11?

I appeared on CNN yesterday to discuss President Obama's CIA speech, and his decision to release CIA torture memos. You can watch the clip here - and make sure to watch all the way to the end, because...

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CNN Clip: Tapping Into Tea Party Anger While Debunking Right-Wing Myths

This past weekend, I appeared on CNN to discuss the tea party protests of April 15th. You can watch the full clip here.As I've said before, I think these specific demonstrations were worthy of...

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Who Woulda Thunk It? Populism Is Popular!

How, in a self-described democracy, is it possible for the concept of populism to be denigrated? Isn't democracy the most radically populist concept in political history, and shouldn't populism - ie....

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THE UPRISING Out Today In Paperback

Just a quick note to let you know that my book, The Uprising, is being released in paperback today. You can buy it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, the Tattered Cover or your local independent bookstore.

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Who Is Lying - Obama or Sen. Bennet?

In the aftermath of the U.S. Senate defeat of "cramdown" legislation (ie. the bill that would have allowed bankruptcy judges renegotiate the terms of mortages so as to prevent foreclosures), I'm still...

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McChrystal's Lesson: Trampling Constitution AOK, Using Mean Words Is Not

Earlier this year, I wrote a series of syndicated newspaper columns (here and here) about how General Stanley McChrystal was permitted to effectively give orders to his commander-in-chief about what...

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Obama Hires Fmr. Wellpoint Exec to Implement Health Care Law

From the Department of You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up, check out this little-noticed report from the Billings Gazette today:

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C-SPAN As Red Pill: Camera Catches Senate Vote-Switching to Protect Credit...

Watching politics can be confusing because we so often see, hear or read one thing and then get something very different. It leaves us with that Matrix-y feeling - like we know there's an underlying...

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Elizabeth Warren and the Definition of "Controversial"

Over the last few days, Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner have made the case that Harvard professor and Congressional Oversight Panel chairwoman Elizabeth Warren is...

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It's the Tax Cuts and Wars, Stupid

In a terrific column for Tax.com, Pulitzer-Prize winner David Cay Johnston breaks down new government data and puts USA Today's whole "lowest tax bills since 1950" revelation into dollars and cents we...

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ABC: Bank Lobbying Group Says Consumer Bureau Must See Banks'"Side of Issues,...

In a very solid piece about what the fight over Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is really about, ABC News includes this revealing snippet from the...

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The Roots of Obama's "Pundit Delusion"

In a sharp column entitled "The Pundit Delusion," The New York Times' Paul Krugman recently (and rightfully) lamented that the White House seems often to care more about looking like it supports elite...

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Who Is Correct In the Democratic Civil War Over Taxes and Spending?

In the last 72 hours, we've finally seen the outlines of the inevitable Democratic civil war that's been brewing over taxes and spending. Both sides argue that their way is the path to economic...

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The Summer That Resurrected the Cult of White Victimhood

NOTE: I will be discussing Senator Webb's op-ed with Tim Wise on AM760 Wednesday morning at 8am Colorado tim (10am ET). Tune in online or on your local radio dial.Between the Arizona immigration and...

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DEFINING EXTREMISM: GOP Opposes Federal Fracking Regs REGARDLESS of Whether...

As natural gas exploration expands throughout our energy starved nation - from the West and now into the South and Northeast - many folks living in drilling country are rightfully expressing concern...

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CO-SEN: As Poll Shows Dem Primary Tight, Newspaper Links Bennet to Major...

NOTE: I will be interviewing Guerin Lee Green, publisher of the Cherry Creek News, about the Bennet report that his newspaper published on Friday at 8:15am Colorado time (10:15 ET). Tune in online or...

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CO-SEN: Denver Post vs. Denver Post on Bennet-Romanoff Primary Fight

As a journalist who has remained neutral in my state's Democratic Senate primary contest (yes, I have steadfastly refused to endorse either candidate), I'm confused. I'm confused because I don't know...

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CO-SEN: Stunning Denver Post Poll Shows Romanoff Has Pulled Ahead - What's It...

The Washington Post recently called the Colorado Senate Democratic primary one of the most important in the nation, and a new Denver Post/9News poll's results are stunning: Former House Speaker Andrew...

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Obama's Obsession With Confrontation Against the Left (UPDATED)

Yesterday at OpenLeft, I wrote a post about how the Obama administration unduly shies away from confrontation with Republicans and conservatives. Whether this is a product of the president's personal...

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