Crashing barriers, three women are getting top national security jobs
AP Bans ‘Illegal Immigrant’: The Tricky Language of Immigration Reform
Which words should politicians, journalists, and political commentators use now?
Diplomacy in the Age of Twitter
For the second time in seven months, the U.S. embassy in Cairo got itself into Twitter trouble. The unusually combative Twitter feed on Tuesday criticized the Egyptian government’s imprisonment of comedian Bassem Youssef for …
Barack Obama Will Return Five Percent of Salary Due to Sequestration
Obama’s refund to the Treasury will amount to $20,000 in salary over the rest of the year.
Hagel’s Flawed Defense-Spending Premise
The nation is spending more on its military than the Cold War average.
Hagel Taking Pay Cut
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will kick back up to 14 days’ pay to the U.S. Treasury to replicate the pecuniary pain sequestration will inflict on fellow Pentagon civilians.
In the ArenaMarijuana
Marijuana Next
Why I’m for legalizing marijuana.
Hillary Clinton Reemerges Amid 2016 Rumors
Clinton’s speech at the Kennedy Center proves she can’t do anything outside the framework of her potential presidential candidacy.
“When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others. Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage. Our time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most.”
— Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), announcing his support for same-sex marriage yesterday to the Chicago Tribune. Kirk suffered a stroke last year.
Morning Must Reads: April 3
In the news: defense companies thrive past sequester, North and South Korea troubles, new and less expensive iPhone, Cory Booker, Mark Sanford, Obama’s surrogates, and conspiracy theories.
Obama, Both Bushes, Clinton and Carter, the ‘World’s Most Exclusive Club,’ to Reunite
On April 25, members of the “world’s most exclusive club” will meet in Dallas for the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University
Obama Unveils Details of New Human Brain Mapping Initiative
On Tuesday, President Obama provided more information about his plan to invest $100 million in 2014 to map the human brain.
In the ArenaHealth Care
Obamacare Incompetence
The key incentive for small businesses to support Obamacare was that they would be able to shop for the best deals in health care superstores — called exchanges. So why hasn’t the Administration built them?