The Politic Blog

Scotland might leave its family estate and walk bravely into the unknown, hoping that the costs of its rebellious self-confidence will not outgrow the benefits of its independence.

We live today in a political world that is wracked with indecision, filibusters, and delaying tactics. It can be boring. But House of Cards flips that on its head

Despite the sanitized view of race relations evident in Thomas’s statement, these discussions haven’t impeded equality, justice, and social progress.

Perhaps I’m a bit biased after spending a lifetime competing in a sport that is similarly scoffed at whenever I employ that term, “sport,” to describe it.

Even though the law has not passed the senate yet, and even if it does not actually pass, Kansas has a lot to answer for.

One can safely say that a lot has happened in these past 168 hours, both domestically and internationally.

Even if it were not a racial slur, naming a team after any ethnic group seems like a questionable, potentially problematic move.

Whether or not new leadership can reinvigorate the country’s economic outlook, Yellen’s moral proclamations have set an important tone.