Opinion: Why NPR Should Call for an End to Taxpayer Support
NPR
On Monday, National Public Radio's now-departed CEO Vivian Schiller made an impassioned plea for continued federal funding, saying that cutting taxpayer money would have "a profound impact" on public...
Opinion: Why Aren't Environmentalists Cheering Higher Gas Prices?
AP
As gasoline prices continue to rise faster than station owners can update their signs, so too have calls to do something about the problem. Some Democrats are calling on President Barack Obama to...
Opinion: Government Waste by the Numbers
In an organization as big and sprawling as the federal government, it's sometimes hard to grasp the magnitude of the waste that goes on. But the Government Accountability Office has released a...
Opinion: What Does Government Do?
AP
Pop quiz. What's the biggest single job the federal government undertakes? National defense? Nope. Homeland security? Wrong. Transportation? Not even close. Law enforcement? No way. Education?...
Opinion: Waiver-ing on Health Care Reform
When the House passed health reform in March, Joe Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, responded with fulsome praise. "This is an achievement that will...
Opinion: Just How Deep Are Those Spending Cuts?
The headlines appear to say it all. "Painful Cuts in Obama's $3.7 Trillion Budget." "Budget Director Calls Steep Budget Cuts Necessary." "Obama Budget Pivots From Stimulus to Deficit Cuts." "Cuts to...
Opinion: Super Bowl XLV -- Cramming 16 Minutes of Action Into 9 Hours of TV
Last night, Fox's Super Bowl coverage started at 2 p.m. with a pregame show and ended at 11 p.m. after its postgame coverage. Nine hours of airtime. Well, it is the Super Bowl. The be-all and...
Opinion: One Cheer for the Unemployment Number
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The sharp drop in the unemployment rate to 9 percent should be treated as good news. Any drop, after all, is welcome. But just how good this news is depends entirely on how low your expectations are...
What the World Was Like When Ronald Reagan Was Born
Ronald Reagan Library
When he ran for president in 1980 at the age of 69, Ronald Reagan promised to restore "the great, confident roar of American progress and growth and optimism." And in his 1985 State of the Union...
Opinion: Houston, We Have a Spending Problem
In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said that a key to "winning the future" is to "make sure we aren't buried under a mountain of debt." "Mountain" doesn't really do...
Opinion: State of the Union -- Are You Better Off Than You Were Two Years Ago?
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Ever since Ronald Reagan asked, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" in his 1980 debate with Jimmy Carter, that question has been the key measure for presidential success. So perhaps,...
State of the Union Speeches -- By the Numbers
Unless you're a political junkie, you'd be excused from not caring too much about the president's annual State of the Union address. After all, the speeches tend to drag on interminably, with endless...
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