Why Is White House Protecting Black Panthers?

Today, we learn that the Obama administration has asked that charges of election day voter intimidation against three members of the New Black Panthers Party for Self-Defense be dropped.  Now, we ask why? According to a Washington Times editorial: "One of the defendants,...

Thoughts on Pravda, Izvestia and President Obama

Jake Tapper’s Political Punch post, about a “newsgathering” effort (see video above) launched recently by the Obama Administration, reminded of something I learned during my brief tenure as a graduate...

President Obama Blames Horse He Rode in On

At the G20 meeting in Europe last week, President Barack Obama criticized American attitudes toward Europe and said the United States had shown arrogance and had been both dismissive and derisive at times. Instead...

On Slavery, Presidents Share Nothing in Common

Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama share several things in common: Both were lawyers; both served in the Illinois legislature; and both were elected president of the United States. When it comes to the...

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