Teaching Democracy With a Machine Gun
Now that we have had a teaching moment of our own from President Obama about the basic structure…
Senator Saslaw at Tysons Corner
Senator Richard Saslaw, Democrat from the 35th District, and Senate Majority Leader, held a…
President’s Statement Replacing McChrystal
President Obama's statement replaing General McChrystal with General Petraeus…
Mutiny Among the Military
UPDATE: This was first published in bluecommonwealth.com over a year ago; in view of the Rolling…
Americans Support Stimulus Spending to Create Jobs
The Senate just cut off extension of jobless benefits (with the help of Senators Nelson,…
Monkey-face Throws a Monkey Wrench
Just as the President's commission on government debt gets going, and showing a suspicious…
Obsessing About the Deficit vs. Opportunity Costs
UPDATE:The mania for budget-cutting is already adversely impacting the economy in the UK, where…
Chap Petersen’s Young Lawyers Bash
A lively crowd of about 130 jammed Ikon Sports Bar in the City of Fairfax on Thursday evening to…
D-Day and Other Time Slips: Is Death the Source of Progress?
It's hard to believe that 66 years ago today the largest armada in history assaulted the…
