Help! My Coworkers Treat Me Like I'm Over the Hill
Eddie hears from a reader who's fifty and fears his co-workers don't respect him because of his age. Is it time to put the young whippersnappers in their place? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who's fifty and fears his co-workers don't respect him because of his …The West’s Next Libyan Headache?
When Qaddafi ceases to be a problem, count on his former foreign minister, defector Moussa Koussa to be the next source of worry. The defection to Britain of Muammar Qaddafi foreign minister and intelligence and security chief, the comically-named Moussa Koussa, is devastating to the Libyan …Are the GOP's Budget Theatrics Unconstitutional?
The House GOP thinks it has a solution to the current budget crisis, but in addition to being unlikely to pass, is their solution also unconstitutional? The theatrics continue on the Hill this afternoon as the House votes on the ‘Government Shutdown Prevention Act’. The Act would automatically …What Romney Should Learn From Gingrich
Newt Gingrich's used to call the 1995 government shutdown "clearly wrong." Now he calls it a "historic success." Mitt Romney can learn from this. Benjy Sarlin has a post on the evolution of Newt Gingrich's statements on the 1995 government shutdown. Where once Gingrich lamented the 1995 …Calgary's Muslim Mayor Goes Green
It turns out Calgary's mayor is a Muslim revolutionary: revolutionary because he's trying to persuade the people of Canada's oil capital to ride public transit. My friend Chrystia Freeland at the International Herald Tribune has a profile up today of Calgary's new mayor. It turns out he is a …No Evidence of Double Dip Recession With New Job Numbers
The latest job numbers suggest it is unlikely that America will enter a "double dip" recession. Although the just-announced drop to 8.8 percent unemployment hardly reflects a thriving economy, it does seem to show that the economic recovery has at least some legs. It’s unlikely the economy …Ryan Right to Punt on Social Security Reform
A new budget proposal from Paul Ryan will make Medicare and Medicaid reforms while leaving Social Security more-or-less untouched. Ryan's got the right priorities. A new budget proposal from Rep. Paul Ryan will make Medicare and Medicaid changes while leaving Social Security more-or-less …The New Stealth Fighter Canada Doesn't Need
With Canada’s election campaign underway, the parties are fighting over the cost of new F-35 fighter-bombers. But their are bigger problems than just the price tag. Now that Canada’s federal election campaign is underway, it’s inevitable the issue of new F-35 stealth fighter-bombers will become …Israel Flexes Its Online Diplomacy
F F has learned that Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon will visit with Facebook staff today. The visit comes days after the site banned a group calling for a Third Intifada. Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon will visit Facebook offices in San Francisco this morning to …Why the Tea Party's Clout Fizzled in Washington
The tea party activists who helped score the GOP's 2010 midterm win are learning the hard way that electoral success doesn't always translate to policy success. A recent headline , "Tea Party Leverage Fading in Spending Talks," reminds me of the not-always-understood difficulty of transforming …RNC State Chair: Pull GOP Convention From Florida
The Chair of the South Carolina GOP has threatened to move the location of the 2012 GOP convention if Florida does not change the date when it holds it primary. South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd sent a letter to RNC members this morning criticizing the Florida GOP for moving …Why is New Reform Rabbi Repeating Anti-Israel Rhetoric?
When it comes to his stance on Israel, the new leader of the Union for Reform Judaism has some baggage that should trouble supporters of the Jewish state. Richard Jacobs, rabbi of Westchester Reform Temple, has just been chosen the new leader of the Union for Reform Judaism, Judaism's largest …How America Lost the Green Tech Race
The good news from a new clean energy investment report is that the sector shook off the recession blues in 2010. The bad news is that the U.S. is trailing the rest of the world. The good news from the latest Pew Charitable Trusts and Bloomberg New Energy Finance clean energy investment report is …Dem Reps Rebel Over Mortgage Program
Eighteen Democrats went against the wishes of the president yesterday by voting for the termination of a program Obama hoped would help prevent foreclosures. Eighteen Democrats went against the wishes of the White House by voting yesterday for the termination of the Home Affordable Modification …The Real Libya Policy Obama Won't Admit
President Obama’s campaign in Libya may be the most deceptively sold U.S. military policy since World War II. And people say George W. Bush lied about Iraq! President Obama’s campaign in Libya may be the most deceptively sold U.S. military policy since Franklin Roosevelt’s “all aid short of …Pawlenty Jumps on the Anti-Fed Bandwagon
Pawlenty's receiving criticism for claiming that the injection of “fiat money” into the economy has weakened it. But this isn’t the worst thing he’s said on monetary policy. Tim Pawlenty is receiving a lot of criticism for comments he made about monetary policy on Morning Joe , when he argued …Is Al Qaeda Gaining the Upper Hand in Libya?
With news reports that al Qaeda fighters have joined Libya's rebels, is the West about to watch the Qaddafi regime replaced with a jihadist-friendly government? A Libyan rebel commander who recruited his countrymen to serve as jihadists in the Iraqi insurgency has said radical Islamists "today …Why Obama Will Win the Shutdown
Is there's another government shutdown, there's one thing you can count on: the White House will win the public relations battle. Howard Dean is liberal, and perhaps even a tad crazy. Stupid, though, he is not. Former Gov. Dean joined several other prominent Democrats Tuesday at the “National …Rich State Vs. Poor State
Does our current political divide give advantages to the preferences of poorer, less innovative states over wealthier ones? In a recent blogpost at The Atlantic Online , Richard Florida notes the increasing political conservatism of people in America's poorer states. He writes : The current …