Bruce Bartlett: >Ignorance Is Bliss for the Tea Party Crowd: Back when I used to listen to Rush Limbaugh there was one thing in particular he used to say that I agreed with. Over and over he said that liberals defined themselves largely by the worth…
Our friend Tom Cotton writes to report on the Arkansas edition of this series:The Wave beached hard in Arkansas Tuesday night too. The common theme was, “first time since Reconstruction.” Republicans went from a 1-5 deficit in the congressional de…
Ohio state rep. Josh Mandel was elected to the office of state treasurer on Tuesday. Joel Mowbray first brought Josh to the attention of our readers in “Star on the rise.” Josh is completing the second of two terms in the Ohio legislature. When Jos…
When President Obama spoke about his new-found spirit of compromise after the Democratic party’s “shellacking” in the midterm elections, energy policy was one of the areas where he suggested Democrats and Republicans might be able to work together. The…
Last week we posted Peter Robinson’s interview with Daniel Hannan. Given our format, the interview rotated off the site after a few days. We’ll have another installment of Uncommon Knowledge next week. In the meantime, here is the interview with Dan…
• Google and Facebook among cutting edge investors• Cable wins backing to limit immigration curbs on business David Cameron will today set out a vision of London’s East End becoming a hi-tech rival to Silicon Valley on the US west coast, disclosing Google, Facebook and a host of cutting-edge firms have committed to invest in [...]
Researchers have quantified the economic impact of world leaders meeting with the Dalai Lama despite China’s disapproval. From CNN: Called the “Dalai Lama Effect,” the study by the University of Gottingen in Germany found the negative…
Given that one of the first things on the House of Reps’ new majority is going to be getting Bush’s upper-tier tax cuts extended into the 22nd Century – along with some new tax cuts, no doubt – I thought it would be good to post this short video fro…
A coordinated spending effort by outside Republican groups, fueled by contributions from Wall Street hedge fund moguls and other wealthy donors, helped secured big GOP victories on Tuesday, according to campaign spending figures and Republican insiders.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A chastened President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged to seek compromise with Republicans who won big in congressional elections and admitted he had lost touch with voters who delivered a “shellacking” to him and his Democrats….
Exclusive: Transcripts obtained by the Guardian of police interviews with Roshonara Choudhry, jailed for trying to kill Labour MP Stephen Timms, reveal extremist cleric’s influence• Read the transcripts of Roshonara Choudhry’s police interviewThe gifted student jailed for life for trying to assassinate MP Stephen Timms told police she had wanted to die as a martyr [...]
The Senate’s Republican leader says congressional lawmakers can and should vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law, repeatedly if necessary.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the first female speaker of the House of Representatives, said on Wednesday she had not decided what to do after Republicans take over the chamber in January, ending her four-year tenure.
A plurality of voters want to see a new economic stimulus bill–called a stimulus–to create jobs. Even 18% of Republicans and 32% of independents think a new job-creating stimulus bill should be Congress’s highest priority. Yet is Congress going to pa…
Cable is expected refer to an Ofcom decision over News Corporation’s controversial £12bn bid for full ownership of BSkyBVince Cable is poised to refer News Corporation’s £12bn bid to take control of pay-TV company BSkyB to media regulator Ofcom.The business secretary is expected to intervene today after the media conglomerate, chaired by Rupert Murdoch, formally [...]