Dec 6, 2013 – The VAT, after all, would be (presumably) a single-rate, consumption-based system, just like the flat tax and national sales tax. … He starts with a look at the political appetite for reform. … I’ll close with some good news. The U.S.…

Dec 6, 2014 – At least six OPEC members will suffer severe reductions in national income accounts. … Readers are warned to pay attention to news about micro-economic conditions, vice macro-economic conditions. … They raided banks and burnt government buildings, political party offices and homes.…

Dec 6, 2014 – But for political junkies, Schumer's speech at the National Press Club is a marvel to behold. … It is at once one of the most impressive acts of political truth-telling from a major politician in our lifetimes and a sophomoric … explication of political philosophy.…

Dec 5, 2014 – Deroy Murdock at the National Review explains: These firms are complying with Obamacare, which lets them offer wellness programs … So, good news Honeywell… You’re not alone. You’re just unlucky enough to have found yourself in some prosecutor’s crosshairs. … I would suggest to Honeywell that they begin to shift their political support to more libertarian and conservative causes, but I’m…

Dec 5, 2014 – Only a few saw Reagan’s potential for greatness in the 1960’s and 1970’s and even after the election of 1980, many in the political … That’s the bad news. … The good news is the problems of the country don’t require a great president, just someone to clean up the messes created by President…

Dec 5, 2014 – There's plenty of bad news for Clinton in last month's Quinnipiac poll, the first national survey conducted since the November election … RealClearPolitics.com analyst Sean Trende points out, even significantly greater growth would not point to a Democratic victory under most political…

Dec 3, 2014 – making “real” moves as a player in the political arena. … With her new platform, Dash amplified her cultural and political commentary and turned it into activism. … Could political aspirations also be in store for Dash? “Possibly,” she laughed.…

Dec 3, 2014 – Elizabeth Lauten, the formerly unknown "communications director" for two-term GOP congressman Stephen Fincher resigned after a national-media … Political decorum demands that presidential children should be left out of political commentary. … It was headlined ''Double Trouble'' by the New York Daily News and ''Jenna and Tonic'' by the New York Post.…

Dec 3, 2014 – Barack Obama has been punched by Republicans so many times over the course of his failed presidency that it is no longer big news. … Charles Schumer, the party's No. 3 leader in the Senate -- a significant and far-reaching, political development that isn't getting … Since the November elections, the national news media seems to be focused much more on the agenda debates among the Republicans than…

Dec 2, 2014 – From yesterday's briefing: Note that Josh Earnest gives a definitive answer on the first scenario painted by ABC News' Jonathan … park closures, or the rest of their typical 'parade of horribles' to win the political fight.   … The GOP doesn't want to squander its goodwill and newfound political strength right out of the gate.  …

Dec 2, 2014 – Of course, the most egregious affront to Washington by Moscow, in spydom or perhaps overall, was l’affaire Edward Snowden, a National … Snowden continued to leak U.S. national security information like a sieve, far beyond his reported concerns about privacy issues, from … The White House would probably throw out as “good news” the signing of New START, some cooperation with the Kremlin on addressing Iran…

Dec 2, 2014 – During a recent event at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. and before the grand jury made its decision not to indict Officer … Claire McCaskell the senator and then I sat up there and listened to Eric Holder throw law enforcement officers under the bus for political … Last week Clarke made an appearance with Fox News' Neil Cavuto and had some strong words for President Obama, who has been engaged…

Dec 1, 2014 – To prevent the story line of "Obama Rejected at the Polls" from taking root, the President held a news conference the day after the … The national GOP did not have a plan in place - or if they did they didn't execute on a plan - to follow up on their pre-election strategy … Schumer's point was that Democrats stayed home because Obama used every nickel of political capital he and the Democrats who controlled…

Nov 30, 2014 – Despite the (at times) acrimonious debate surrounding Common Core, the federal government’s national solution to improving education … public schools in droves: The home-schooling boom is getting a new push due to opposition to Common Core, the controversial national … education standard that some parents’ claim is using their children’s public school lessons to push a political agenda, according…

Nov 28, 2014 – For a generation of political junkies no truer words were ever spoken. … The more time newsmakers are given to talk, the more chance there is that they will make news. 4. … But no more "Republican strategists" or Democratic political consultants.…

Nov 27, 2014 – The Koch brothers are on there because “their network of political groups spends millions of dollars backing Republican candidates, … To the media, someone being gay is news. To the rest of the world, they just want their tech to work. … Ferguson Protestors: Throw a national hissy fit, riot and loot, and you too can be up for Person Of The Year.…

Dec 16, 2014 – Impeachment would be very much against the GOP’s, and America’s, political interests. … the removal of a duly elected president — would set a dreadful precedent, pushing the United States another step closer to the political … Political scientist Matthew J.…

Dec 16, 2014 – Chief Political Anchor, and anchor of the top-ranked evening news program, Special Report. … GT: Roger Ailes, head of Fox News reached out to you and offered his support. … He was one of the first people to call as we were getting settled at Children’s National.…

Dec 11, 2014 – Several news outlets seeking to vet the Democratic Party’s most prominent presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, have encountered … Were there any big political contributors to previous or future Clinton campaigns on board? … decision to grant a special position for longtime aide Huma Abedin; Clinton's and the agency's roles in the Osama bin Laden raid and National…

Dec 9, 2014 – North Korea-Sony Pictures: The spokesman for the Policy Department of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of North Korea (DPRK) … One of the dead terrorists was a Pakistani national who was wanted for multiple crimes. … News services reported heavy casualties on both sides but none reported casualties.…

Dec 8, 2014 – Just when you thought the electoral politics news couldn't get much better, this Politico report drops out of the clear blue sky … within a few weeks: A parade of ambitious California public figures, who’ve spent years itching for a shot at the state’s top political … In any case, the Senator's likely departure is more or less where the good news ends.  …

Dec 8, 2014 – The Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communications recently called for setting aside a so-called National News Engagement … Day to encourage the public to “engage with the news and overcome barriers” so folks make engaging in the news media more of a “priority … reporters and editors shaping and dictating the content of America’s “news.”…

Dec 8, 2014 – We’ve sadly seen this play out in the national flood-insurance program, where subsidies have encouraged poor construction while also … …Insurers and potential targets of terror, such as the National Football League, property developers and hoteliers, have lobbied … Every so often I find some left-wing political satire that is genuinely clever and thoughtful.…

Dec 7, 2014 – The writers at National Review have done a superb job of addressing this issue. … Another National Review contribution is from Jonah Goldberg. …you know what reasonable people can’t dispute? … In the meantime, I’ll continue rooting for taxpayers who thwart the greed of the political class.…

Dec 7, 2014 – I’m not sure what political point that you are trying to make is, but I’m of the opinion that self-dealing amongst our political class … Private investment, in contrast does spending money- even political donations- with a return in mind. … The economic problems that we face aren’t unsolvable and neither are the political problems that we face.…