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A lot has been made about the role of immigration in Eric Cantor’s defeat in reliably conservative VA-07, and there’s no denying that was a factor. Yet immigration may only …

In two separate national polls, 55% of Americans believe former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden did the right thing when he revealed the existence of a widespread government surveillance …

Back in 2011, in a rare display of bipartisan cooperation that split both Republicans and Democrats, the Senate passed a bill aimed at addressing China’s currency manipulation. The 63-35 vote …

Welcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future. #BRINGBACKWHOSEGIRLS? — Africa’s largest economy, the oil-rich Nigeria, this …

Investing is largely about trying to predict the future —future markets, future politics, future booms and busts. That’s why it’s so important to keep up with politics; not just as …

This past Saturday evening saw the 100th White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the annual event at which politicians and the news media, the two groups directly responsible for the mess America is …

A recent Associated Press poll revealed that a majority of Americans aren’t sure whether the Big Bang Theory, which postulates that everything was created in a massive expansion at the …

Although he has not made a formal announcement, US Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent-VT) told left-wing publication The Nation that he is “prepared to run for President of the United States” …

“I can remember when the air was clean, and sex was dirty.” — George Burns One way to avoid old age is to think about it the way the great financier, …

Here in the United States, politicians routinely play the blame game over what seem like small changes in the unemployment rate. If the official rate slips, say, from 7.5% to …