Domestic Politics

The image of the Republican party before the 2008 was crippled by “Bush’s Wars” in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, by the time McCain and Obama were squaring off for the Presidency, Iraq had lost its preeminence in the debates as focus shifted to the ailing American economy. This shift was also encouraged when Bush finally [...]

Whenever a piece of serious legislation passes, it is important to consider two things: who is benefitting and what is the stock market doing? Both of these are subjective at best, but can shed some light on the reality of a bill, and its motives. The first part of this question is answered quite easily: [...]

President Obama began his tenure as President of the United States with a tour around the world. One of the places where he made a considerable political statement was in the Middle East. During the election, Obama declared that he would take a more pragmatic approach to the region and “talk with our enemies,” an [...]

I came across a NY Times article earlier today in which the author asks this famous question, with reference to former President Bush. “Miss Me Yet?” From the beginning of Bush’s second term in office pundits have been giving their two cents about what the Bush legacy will be. Any judgment then and now is [...]

I was reading a recent CNN article in which two CNN correspondents called for the slashing of the Defense Budget in the same way that other areas of the budget are being trimmed down. Their logic is that if any area of the budget is being frozen then each area should be frozen. Furthermore, they [...]