It’s probably fair to say that I have been one of the bigger proponents of progressive government here at the Sun for the past few years.

My fellow blogger, Kyle Ezzedine, wrote a blog post exposing the mediocre presidency of Barack Obama. If you haven’t read it yet, I thoroughly recommend doing so, as Kyle’s critiques are well within the mainstream conservative criticism of the President.

The Jewish people’s insecurity does not provide us with a blank check for how we act to ensure our safety. While anti-Semitism still exists, this is not 1933.

Karr-Kaitin discusses the filibuster, and how the failure to reach achieve actual filibuster reform leaves the Senate weak and unable to govern.

It looks like Chuck Hagel is going to be confirmed as President Obama’s next Secretary of Defense, and I for one am very happy.

In the aftermath of New Year’s Eve, most Americans spent Tuesday trying to recover from the previous night’s revelries. However, our nation’s leaders had no such time for relaxation, they were hard at work trying to starve off the fiscal cliff we had technically tumbled over after entering 2013.

The thought that elementary schools, even those with barricaded doors, are no longer safe from the violence that has plagued almost every other public place is unspeakably jarring.

In light of the impending “fiscal cliff” I’d like to call your attention to three pieces of social science research that I find particularly pertinent when discussing future spending, or lack thereof.

On somewhat of a whim, my friend and I decided two days ago that we should pile into my car and drive the eight hours to Columbus, Ohio. After a day spent at The Ohio State University, I have to say this was the best decision we could possibly have made.

Mitt Romney has spent a lot of time in the last few weeks talking about how great a job he did as Governor of Massachusetts. Having grown up in Massachusetts during his term, I remember it a bit differently.