In a New York Times op-ed, Nobel prize winning economist, Paul Krugman, warned that the United States has entered the initial stages of a third Depression.  In his view, inadequate fiscal and monetary stimulus, coupled with obsessive worry about short-term, record breaking budget deficits, are increasing the pr

As the Great Recession drags on, voters continue to view the origin of the economic crisis in stark, partisan terms.  In a recent Rasmussen Reports poll, 47% of likely voters believe the policies of George W.

In 2004, California voters approved $3 billion of new funding for stem cell research, especially targeted at the controversial embryonic stem cells.  Proponents predicted the game-changing scientific research would develop effective treatments and potential cures for patients suffering from the likes of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cancer, heart disease, and dozens of other severe ailments.

While much of the nation's attention has been focused on jobs, the economy, primary elections, and the BP oil spill, it is easy to forget that our men and women in uniform are in the midst of a raging war zone in Afghanistan and Pakistan.