If Obama really wants to close Guantanamo, here’s what he needs to do
By Daphne Eviatar President Barack Obama speaks before signing the executive order to close the military prison at Guantanamo, Cuba, in the Oval Office on his second official day at the White House in...
View ArticleThe Bush boys: No sibling rivalry, but maybe something deeper
By Peter Wolson President George W. Bush (R) bids farewell to his brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, as they step off Marine One at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, May 9, 2006. REUTERS/Jason...
View ArticleWho’s the real populist in this presidential campaign?
By Robert L. Borosage Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivers her campaign kick-off speech at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City, June 13,...
View ArticleJustice Scalia is the Supreme Court’s real loser in Obamacare ruling
By William Yeomans Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia testifies before a House Judiciary Sucommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Chief Justice John...
View ArticleFocusing on 2016, GOP governors overlook their own states
By Bill Schneider Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker at a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 24, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young Jeb Bush offered a dig at President Barack Obama when he entered the Republican...
View ArticleHow socialist Bernie Sanders offers Democrats a shot at the white working class
By Alan Chin Almost everywhere that Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont campaigns in his quest for the Democratic nomination for president, crowds overflow to standing room and in some cases out the...
View ArticleFor such a rich guy, Donald Trump looks kind of sad
By Dan Hill I expected disgust — and its first cousin contempt — to be the most frequent emotions on Donald Trump’s mug as he announced his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination....
View ArticleTrying to out-Trump Trump? That way madness lies.
By Bill Schneider Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, July 18, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young Why have Republican politicians gone crazy? Thirty years...
View ArticleOne party system: What total Republican control of a state really means
By Herman Schwartz Credit: MATT MAHURIN The U.S. Constitution gives the states almost total control over how Americans live and vote. Republicans appear to have grasped the importance of this, but most...
View ArticleCox: Capitalism can help solve the gun problem
Rob Cox, who grew up and lives in Newtown, Connecticut, is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. While squabbling among America’s Republican presidential candidates...
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