Racism: Across the U.S., mobs of black youths are organizing on Facebook to loot stores and beat whites. Yet none dare call the "flash mob" attacks hate crime, least of all the attorney general. The Associated Press is reporting that at least one of thos

Politics: Unions' failure to recall four Republican state senators shows that their days of power through intimidation are over. If this was a rehearsal for 2012, the White House should start making other plans. The natives are still restless, the pitchf

Budget Policy: As the economy slumps again, the administration's already-rosy revenue projections may prove pure fantasy. Brace for more debt-ceiling brinkmanship and credit downgrades. On the issue, Alan Greenspan was the skunk at the "Meet the Press" r

Media Bias: What do you call someone who advises the White House on how to get its latest stimulus spending idea through Congress? These days, you'd probably call him a mainstream journalist. On Tuesday, MSNBC's liberal talk-show host Chris Matthews was

Mideast: In his first-ever condemnation of another Arab state, Saudi King Abdullah has taken Syria to task for the atrocities it has committed on its own citizens. And where was the U.S.? Leading from behind, of course. The Saudi king startled the world

Politics: The president's Hollywood friends are planning an exploitation flick to hype his role in the bin Laden raid to debut three weeks before the 2012 election. What does the Federal Election Commission think of this? We all remember the famous war r

Regulation Nation: The administration proposed 229 new rules in July and finalized another 379. Sen. John Barrasso says that 31 days of regulatory excess will cost the economy $9.5 billion. The madness must stop. Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican, issued hi

Homeland Security: The White House seems to think the best way to get Muslims to help root out terrorists in their communities is with more "social services." That's the long and short of the administration's new strategy to counter "radicalization" outl

The Market: The painful ups and downs of the stock indexes over the last two weeks have left equity investors searching for explanations. Maybe it's time for a review of what causes such big swings. We all know that electronic markets move stock prices w

Economy: Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says the central bank will keep interest rates low at least until mid-2013. We agree interest rates should not be raised while the economy is struggling, but the timing is rather curious. Of course, 2013 takes us past t