The typical recession is like a nasty hangover after a great party.  During the party, participants get drunk and have a good time. Or as former Fed chairman Allen Greenspan was fond of calling it, they become irrationally exuberant. But when the party is over, society pays for its thrills with a recessionary morning after.
While [...]

We have a Democratic president who abounds with charisma, energy and ideals. But after Obama, there’s a precipitous drop-off in Democratic leadership. 
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is a prime example of that leadership void. A complete opposite of President Obama, Reid’s personality could lead some to refer to him as the Senate Majority Wimp. Yet, [...]

Only in America would citizens and politicians be ardently debating the value of extending healthcare to all of its citizens, but say not a word about the cost of the wars being waged in Iraq and Afghanistan.
With monetary costs that are rising daily, not to mention the human costs of over 4,000 Americans killed, the [...]

“I did not have sex with that woman, Miss Lewinsky..” With that now infamous quote from President Bill Clinton, so began one of the highest profile sex scandals in U.S. presidential history.
The Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair started in 1995, after Lewinsky was hired to work as a White House intern during Clinton’s first term. When [...]

To those in favor of major healthcare reform, Massachusetts’ Mandatory Health Insurance represents a model of healthcare equity and universal coverage. To those opposed, it serves as a prime example of governmental intrusion and unwelcome mandatory participation.
Whichever side of the healthcare reform bill issue you’re on, there are positives and negatives to take away from [...]

The Vietnam War was one of the United States’ longest and most frustrating conflicts.  Occurring between 1959 and 1975, the war was fought between communist North Vietnam and its allies against the United States and South Vietnam.  During the era of the Cold War and the expansion of communism, the US entered the war to [...]