Political news blog by Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times. By Lynn Sweet and Frank MainChicago Sun-Times Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) is highly critical of a proposal by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) for mass arrests of 18,000 Gangster Disciples, telling the Sun-Times on Wednesday that Kirk's approach is "headline grabbing" and an "upper-middle-class, elitist white boy solution to a problem he knows nothing about. " One of Kirk's top priorities is targeting gangs; he has been meeting with law enforcement officials to devise a plan to execute the mass arrests.
Rush's comments came as Kirk and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) huddled Wednesday with Zachary Fardon, the nominee for U.S. attorney in Chicago, and urged him to keep fighting public corruption and to redouble the battle against street gangs. The senators asked Fardon, who is expected to be confirmed by the Senate in the coming months, to put the pressure on Chicago's largest gang, the Gangster Disciples. Rush's House district includes communities plagued by gang violence.
DRUDGE REPORT 2011® Dear Abby on uExpress. Thomas Sowell - Conservative Columnist and Political Commentator. Thomas Sowell was born in North Carolina and grew up in Harlem. As with many others in his neighborhood, Thomas Sowell left home early and did not finish high school. The next few years were difficult ones, but eventually he joined the Marine Corps and became a photographer in the Korean War.
After leaving the service, Thomas Sowell entered Harvard University, worked a part-time job as a photographer and studied the science that would become his passion and profession: economics. After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard University (1958), Thomas Sowell went on to receive his master's in economics from Columbia University (1959) and a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago (1968). In the early '60s, Sowell held jobs as an economist with the Department of Labor and AT&T. Thomas Sowell has published a large volume of writing. In 1990, he won the prestigious Francis Boyer Award, presented by The American Enterprise Institute. ... show less. Washingtonpost. Miamiherald. The Ed Schultz Show. Opinion News Headlines. Richard Reeves | Latest Column. Column Archive Voting Laws: The Last Stand Of The Old And The White NEW YORK — When the Constitution of the first modern democracy, the United States of America, was written, only about 10 percent of the population of the 13 states was granted the right to vote: white men who owned property.
War As A Spectator Sport LOS ANGELES — Sad to say, the most telling commentary on world affairs these days seems to come from comedians. The latest is Jimmy Fallon, the new "Tonight Show" host, who responded to Secretary of State John Kerry's reaction to the news that Russian soldiers were moving into Crimea: Deep In The Dark Heart Of Texas DALLAS — Greg Abbott, a former judge and three-term attorney general of the great state of Texas, is expected to be the state's next governor. Presidents Are People, Too One Nation, Indivisible LOS ANGELES — Immigration is something like the weather. A Little Giant Retires Are We A Nation Of Cheaters And Liars? Loving New Jersey The Tea Party: Remember George Wallace. Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials.
The Smoking Gun: Public Documents, Mug Shots. Peggy Noonan - Wsj.com. John Nichols. Protesters in Wisconsin, 2011, where communities are voting to amend the constitution. (Darren Hauck/Reuters) Even as the US Supreme Court attempts to expand the scope and reach of the already dangerous dominance of our politics by billionaires and their willing servants, Americans are voting in overwhelming numbers against the new politics of dollarocracy. The headline of the week with regard to the campaign-finance debate comes from Washington, where a 5-4 court majority has—with its McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission decision—freed elite donors such as the politically-ambitious Koch Brothers to steer dramatically more money into the accounts of favored candidates, parties and political action committees. The decision makes it clear that the high court's activist majority will stop at nothing in their drive to renew the old Tory principle that those with wealth ought to decide the direction of federal, state and local government.
They were not alone. In fact, it wins big. Opinion & Commentary. Howard Kurtz. Paul Krugman. Paul Krugman joined The New York Times in 1999 as a columnist on the Op-Ed Page and continues as professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Mr. Krugman received his B.A. from Yale University in 1974 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1977. He has taught at Yale, MIT and Stanford. At MIT he became the Ford International Professor of Economics. Mr. At the same time, Mr. Reference, Facts, News - Free and Family-friendly Resources - Refdesk. Charles Krauthammer. Michael Steele in a Dress? Thomas L. Friedman. E.J. Dionne Jr. Stanley Crouch. Political Connections. Symbols and Strength: Women in the World - Newsweek and The Daily Beast. David Brooks. David Brooks became a New York Times Op-Ed columnist in September 2003.
He has been a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly, and he is currently a commentator on "The Newshour with Jim Lehrer. " He is the author of "Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There" and “On Paradise Drive : How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense,” both published by Simon & Schuster. His most recent book is “The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement,” published by Random House in March 2011. Mr. Brooks joined The Weekly Standard at its inception in September 1995, having worked at The Wall Street Journal for the previous nine years.
His last post at the Journal was as op-ed editor. Mr. He is also a frequent analyst on NPR’s "All Things Considered" and the "Diane Rehm Show. " Dave Barry | MiamiHerald.com. Eric Alterman. Home. The Huffington Post - UK News and Opinion. Miamiherald. Maureen Dowd Columnist Page.