The U.S. economy created 169,000 jobs in August (a slight miss), with the unemployment rate dropping to 7.3%. There were significant downward revisions to the June and July jobs reports, meaning less jobs were created than expected. The Labor Force Participation Rate dropped to 63.2%, a level not seen since 1978. More to come…
Is the great Jack Nicholson retiring from acting? Some say yes, others say no. He hasn’t been in a film since 2010 and perusing IMDB shows he has nothing in the works. It could just be he’s taking a break. When you’re an actor with three Oscars, you can do that. Despite the fact Nicholson’s …
There has been lots of talk about President Obama’s controversial “red line” comments in regards to taking action in Syria. Last month, the President said the following and has since gotten himself into a lot of hot water: “We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, …
The year is 2013, and America has yet to near the kind of societal harmony Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of 50 years ago. It seems that with each new scoop-of-the-week the narrative inevitably becomes, “Why does America hate us so much?” Whether it’s the black community, the gay community, women, or the even the …
Senator Rand Paul and Secretary of State John Kerry had quite the heated exchange during yesterday’s Senate hearing on Syria. Topics included the Constitution, the authority of the legislature versus that of the executive, and the potential to destabilize international relations by intervening in Syria.
The situation in Syria has divided those on the Right. One side sees no interest for the U.S. there. No matter which side wins, we are no better off and our involvement will cost American lives. The other side argues that we should get involved because of the humanitarian disaster there — over 100,000 dead …
If you are anything like me, you were surprised when in the third season of 30 Rock, Liz Lemon reveals how she repeats the exact same pep talk in the mirror that you give yourself before going out to meet new people. “Stop sweating, you idiot. What is wrong with you, you stupid bitch?” They …
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Observers of President Obama’s domestic policy have long discerned the Commander-In-Chief’s rather cavalier attitude towards the niceties of the following the process of the law. Whether it comes to delegating large swaths of executive branch authority to appointed “czars” (who, unlike regular Cabinet appointees, are not subject to congressional vetting and approval) or to simply …
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One does not need to explicate what is going on with the NSA at this point. The public has been made more than a little aware of the NSA’s warrantless surveillance of Americans. While some may not know the full extent of it, the issue has taken front and center in the past couple months. …
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Navigating the political interwebs can be a perilous adventure. You don’t want to be misunderstood when engaging in polemical discussion, but the meanings of the vernacular employed today often stray from the more pointed and narrow definitions they originally carried. In order to make things clearer, here is a primer on the common usage …