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President Obama establishes bipartisan debt commission
Earlier today, President Barack Obama established a bipartisan commission, which is expected to tackle fiscal problems associated with the nation’s roaring deficit. It will also review and consider a...
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Progressivism 101: Fiscal progressivism
One of the first things to remember about progressivism is that it is not the same as liberalism. This is a common misconception: Republicans attack Democrats for “liberal-progressive” policies, and...
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Congressman Sam Graves files for reelection
Yesterday, United States Congressman Sam Graves traveled to Jefferson City and filed for reelection with Robin Carnahan's office at 8:46 AM. He told the St. Joseph News-Press that one reason he is...
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Midge Potts, Progressive Party candidate for U.S. Senate to walk across Missouri
After the opening day of candidate filing yesterday, a number of candidates for various offices are officially signed up to run in their party’s primary.That includes 14 candidates for U.S. Senate,...
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Kansas City Council rejects irresponsible annexation plan
Kansas City, a city that already sprawls across four counties in northwestern Missouri, recently heard a proposal which would have exacerbated the city's size problem.The good news: earlier today, the...
View ArticleAfter setbacks Northern Ireland peace process is two steps closer to success
Despite the February 22nd car bombing in Newry, Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Assembly approved a measure earlier this week that will devolve policing and judicial authority from the central...
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Court proceedings to begin tomorrow after school cancels prom so lesbian...
Instead of allowing a teenaged lesbian couple to attend their senior prom, Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi canceled the dance altogether.According to the Associated...
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Congressman Sam Graves ignores his responsibility to Puerto Rico; bill moves...
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources convened a hearing on various topics including the issue of Puerto Rico’s status. The territory’s Republican governor, Luis G....
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Carnahan closes gap in Senate race in aftermath of oil spill
Despite trailing in the polls recently, Robin Carnahan (D-MO) is now dead even with Roy Blunt (R-MO) in the race for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat. Released yesterday, Rasmussen Reports’ latest...
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Mogadishu: The most dangerous place on Earth
“Mogadishu: The most dangerous place on Earth,” is part one of a series on terrorism and piracy in Somalia. In the hit film Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi found himself standing high atop a desert cliff...
View ArticleSome proposed budget cuts to the Executive Branch
Late Friday night, President Obama and Congressional leaders came to an agreement on the federal budget. Thanks to the deal, national parks, monuments, and government offices all over the nation will...
View ArticleDefining a moderate political philosophy will not end the war on centrists
In February, Sherry and Allan Rivlin, co-editors of CenteredPolitics.com, offered up a “Draft Moderate Manifesto” in a Huffington Post essay. Theirs was not the first such attempt to do so (see here,...
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Puerto Rico, Congressman Sam Graves, dirty campaigning and the politics of race
According to an article released by Reuters today, Governor Luis Fortuno (R-PR), has announced a two-step referendum that will take place next year. Under his proposal, Puerto Ricans will be asked if...
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International awareness and jobs in the Kansas City region: An op-ed, part 1
The greater Kansas City region—defined by this author as everything as far west as Lawrence and even Topeka, Kansas, as far north as St. Joseph, Missouri, as far east as Whiteman Air Force Base, and...
View ArticleCampaign finance reform, part 3: An American aristocracy?
Nearly two years ago, I began a series on campaign finance reform. The first article focused briefly on the repeal of Missouri’s campaign finance laws and Kansas City’s efforts to mitigate the...
View ArticleSorry, China will not rule the world
Everywhere people look, they are hearing about the rise of China, the emergence of a multipolar world, and the decline of the United States.Books are published, essays and articles written, all saying...
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Twitter erupts as Gov. Sam Brownback names himself “High-School-Bully-in-Chief"
Odds are, you have never heard of Emma Sullivan, an 18-year old high school student at Shawnee Mission East in Prairie Village, Kansas.On Tuesday, however, during a visit to the principal’s office,...
View ArticleStop SOPA/PIPA: An Op-Ed
This article has been censored due to the nature of its content as required by the Stop Internet Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act.Kansas City area man, Zak Forlow has been --ro-esting the proposed...
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Progressivism 101: Partisan approaches to fiscal responsibility
Newt Gingrich. (Associated Press) Fiscal Conservativism: The Republican Approach to Fiscal ResponsibilityThe fiscal conservatism promoted by the Republican Party is based on the reduction of a...
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Candidates for federal and state offices begin filing today with the Missouri...
Earlier today, individuals from around the state trekked to the state capitol for candidate filing. Many people all over Missouri are seeking public office, and today was the first day to sign...
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