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Mitch PerryJanuary 19, 2015

Bill Nelson says he hasn’t read the 28 redacted pages of a Senate report on 9/11 that his former colleague Bob Graham wants to be released, but says he doesn’t need to read them to know that the Saudi Arabian government and their Middle Eastern brethren are “quite duplicitous” when it comes to how they […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 15, 2015

It has been more than 13 years since the infamous September 11 that cost 2,977 American lives and led to wars that have killed nearly 7,000 more. Yet the full story of the terrorist assault and who might have been behind it remains one of our own government’s state secrets. Our own government’s! It’s well […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2015

Starting tomorrow, it will be easier for Americans to travel to Cuba than it has been for more than half a century. The Obama administration announced this morning a set of new regulations beginning on Friday easing decades-old restrictions on travel, business and remittances, a tangible result of last month’s announcement by the White House […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2015

Starting tomorrow, it will be easier for Americans to travel to Cuba than it has been for more than half a century. The Obama administration announced this morning a set of new regulations beginning on Friday easing decades-old restrictions on travel, business and remittances, a tangible result of last month’s announcement by the White House […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 13, 2015

President Obama today unveiled plans to revive a controversial 2011 cybersecurity bill designed to encourage the private sector to share threat and vulnerability information. The legislation would give legal protections for companies that disclose threat intelligence to the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, which would then provide that information to […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 7, 2015

On the first day of the new session in Congress yesterday, Alabama GOP Rep. Martha Roby introduced legislation to stop President Obama’s unilateral executive action on immigration. Called the “Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015,” the measure is intended to apply to the coming appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security, which Congress funded only until […]

Guest AuthorDecember 29, 2014

The U.S.-led NATO war on Afghanistan has lasted so long they’ve decided to rename it, declare the old war over, and announce a brand new war they’re just sure you’re going to love. The war thus far has lasted as long as U.S. participation in World War II plus U.S. participation in World War I, […]

Guest AuthorDecember 28, 2014

Everybody has a perception about what the image of art should say – or not say – but few have an informed opinion. The power of the communicative arts transcends the mere power to inform. That power is used in film, television, newspapers, radio, art, magazines, music, theatre and the new social media network as […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 23, 2014

Insanity has been defined often (though most likely never by Albert Einstein himself) as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. By that standard, the U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba is a spectacular example of insanity. After almost 53 years, it still is nowhere near to bestowing liberty on the […]

Daniel TilsonDecember 18, 2014

I’ve had a personal policy adviser on Cuba for years. My cousin Jesse is half Cuban and most of his father’s side of the family still lives there. He’d return from trips to visit them, questioning how much Americans knew or understood about what life was like for the Cuban people. He saw how a […]

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The Yankees organization is generous with Helene relief in Florida. Image via AP.

Bill Nelson calls Saudi government 'duplicitous'

Martin Dyckman: Why keep secret 28 pages of the intelligence report about 9/11?

Kathy Castor praises, Marco Rubio pans Obama’s easing of travel restrictions to Cuba

Kathy Castor praises, Marco Rubio pans Obama's easing of travel restrictions to Cuba

Bill Nelson proposes consumer data protections

David Jolly firmly behind GOP plan to defund Obama immigration action

David Swanson: Renaming Afghan war, renaming murder

Anthony Major: Negative stereotypes in film spark society’s unrest

Martin Dyckman: Cuban embargo a spectacular example of insanity

Daniel Tilson: Ending economic war against Cuba is best diplomacy