Greek debt crisis: What will happen to the eurozone?
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:38 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - When the euro was in the process of being created during the 1990s, it was clear that it couldn’t ultimately survive without a European Ministry of Finance and the coordination of tax and fiscal policies for the whole of the eurozone. This was to be the necessary next step after the establishment of the European Central Bank. Full Story | Top |
How to Help in Chile
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:11 pm PST
The Nation - The Nation -- A deadly 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early this morning, collapsing buildings, shattering major bridges and highways across a long strip of the country, killing at least 122 people and creating tsunami warnings in more than 50 countries along the Pacific basin. (The Washington Post has a good page of breaking news with maps, videos, twitter feeds and aggregated broadcast news accounts.) Full Story | Top |
Jimmy Carter: How Not to Defend Your Legacy
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00 pm PST
RealClearPolitics.com - A recent issue of Foreign Policy magazine features two full body images of our 39th and 44th presidents, both walking toward the camera. Barack Obama is in full color; Jimmy Carter, in a very seventies-looking suit, in black and white. There is an equals sign between them (so Obama = Carter) with the caveat, “Well, maybe.” Full Story | Top |
New credit card rules: a punishment for responsible borrowers
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama called it a landmark consumer protection measure that will put an end to credit card companies’ “deceptive, unfair tactics that hit responsible consumers with unreasonable costs.†The truth is, unfortunately, the opposite: The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD) rules that took effect this week will harm responsible consumers. Full Story | Top |
The toughest Winter Olympics event? The postrace interview.
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:00 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - Are you like me, sitting in front of your television hoping the Winter Olympics never end? It’s not the record number of medals Team USA is racking up that I can’t get enough of, but the pure joy exuding from the athletes. Full Story | Top |
IS BARACK OBAMA CARTER-ESQUE?
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:58 pm PST
David Shribman - A conflict has broken out in American foreign affairs circles with angry charges about U.S. policy toward Russia and serious questions about the wisdom of initiating armed conflict with Iran. The fight is a third of a century old, and one of the principal combatants is the unlikely figure of Jimmy Carter. Full Story | Top |
THE FREE MARKET WON'T CURE HEALTH CARE'S ILLS
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:58 pm PST
Cynthia Tucker - WASHINGTON -- The most popular religion in America isn't Christianity, as most of us have been taught to believe. The most cherished belief system celebrates the principles of unfettered capitalism. Full Story | Top |
The Anti-Obama?
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00 am PST
Mona Charen - On the morning of Nov. 5, 2008, the world rocked to news that the United States had elected Barack Obama to the presidency. That same morning, Mitch Daniels, governor of Indiana, joined the list of those most often mentioned as potentially defeating President Obama in 2012. Full Story | Top |
Playing Nice
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00 am PST
Susan Estrich - A funny thing didn't happen today. People were not plugged in to their televisions, computers or radios. Someone did stop me at lunch to ask what I was having (the chicken salad), but no one solicited the latest on what was going on in Washington. There was no buzz. Can we be frank? Nobody is watching. Full Story | Top |
Oba-Kabuki: A Box-Office Bomb
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00 am PST
Michelle Malkin - The Oba-Kabuki health care show at Blair House kicked off with a big lie on Thursday morning — and it all went downhill from there. The taxpayer-funded infomercial backfired by exposing the president's thin skin, the Democrats' naked disingenuousness and the ruling majority's allergies to political and policy realities. Full Story | Top |
Will 'American Idol' Sink?
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00 am PST
Brent Bozell III - Fox is having its usual smash with "American Idol," with this season's latest offering beating the Winter Olympics in the ratings. Paula Abdul walked off in a money dispute, Ellen DeGeneres is unexpectedly flat, and the show overall is starting to sag, but it's still just about the best thing on TV. Now there's a buzz about the best judge, Simon Cowell, leaving after this season. Full Story | Top |
Progressives and Immigration Reform
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00 am PST
Linda Chavez - Immigration reform legislation is probably dead this year — which, no doubt, pleases some conservatives. But the issue isn't going away. And if conservatives hope to become the dominant force in American politics, we need to figure out a way to resolve the problem without alienating the country's fastest growing demographic, Hispanics. Full Story | Top |
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