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Could ‘Amtrak Joe’ Swing the 2012 Election?  There have been some pretty terrible Vice Presidential nominees in America’s history.  Andrew Johnson, for example, likely chosen by Abraham Lincoln because he added geographic diversity to the ticket, reportedly showed up drunk…

NUCLEAR weapons issues have become a more prominent part of political discourse over the past year. This recent upsurge in attention is due at least in part to the debate around and successful ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction…

New Strategies to Confront 21st Century Reality AMERICAN leaders have misunderstood American power,” writes Leslie Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, in his recent book Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy. Power in…

It has not taken long for former supporters of president Barack Obama, particularly on the Democratic Party’s left wing, to label Obama’s presidency a disappointment. Obama ran for president largely to counter eight years of increasingly radical conservatism under George…

College students and Wiz Khalifa fans, rejoice!  A survey from a major national polling firm found that a majority of Americans now favor decriminalizing marijuana.  A Gallup poll released on October 17 found that a record-high — no pun intended…

If you haven’t heard of former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, you’re not alone. Though a former rising Republican star and 2012 candidate for President, Santorum polls poorly in terms of both name recognition and support.  Most in the media and…

For many of President Barack Obama’s supporters, the debt -ceiling crisis was the final proof needed to confirm their fears of a leaderless presidency. Over the past three years, they have watched an administration that was reluctant to push for…