by jpitney | Feb 17, 2022 | Debt, Economic Policy
Desmond Lachman at Inside Sources: The major problem with a high public debt level is that it saddles the government with large future interest payment obligations. That leaves little room for other public expenditures and makes it difficult for the government to...
by jpitney | Feb 16, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Congress
Li Zhou at Vox: In the past few weeks, Congress has been doing something that feels surprising: weighing a number of bipartisan bills on issues including sexual harassment and stock trading. Given Republicans’ willingness to block many of Democrats’ biggest...
by jpitney | Feb 15, 2022 | Nixon, Russia, Ukraine
Los Angeles Times, March 17, 1994 KIEV, Ukraine — Former President Richard Nixon said Wednesday that the United States will at some point face a choice between Russia and Ukraine as a focus for its support in Eastern Europe. Nixon, speaking during a one-day...
by jpitney | Feb 14, 2022 | Insurrection, Republican
In The Billings Gazette, former RNC Chair Mark Racicot has an open letter to the current RNC chair: Many intensely loyal Republicans, more polite and less dangerous than those who breached the Capitol, are, in larger and larger numbers, quietly but persistently...
by jpitney | Feb 13, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Ukraine
Committtee to Protect Journalists: As world leaders launch diplomatic offensives to try to stave off a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian journalists are preparing to cover a conflict that could take a catastrophic toll on their country. ...
