BLS note: I opened up my bleary eyes, this morning, to find that the outstandingly Conservative John Locke Foundation's name was being besmirched on the front page of the Charlote Observer, of all places, for heaven's sake. The Reason? A well-known… more »

Joseph Curl Washington Times “Over the last decade, we became a country that relied too much on what we bought and consumed.” - President Obama, Nov. 19, 2011 “Too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity i… more »

Washington Post Arts Post By Maura Judkis The Benetton has dropped the image of the Pope kissing an Imam from the campaign after complaints. Benetton returns to its controversial marketing roots with a new campaign that features President Obama a… more »

Reuters By Richard Cowan and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats want tax hikes to be the first item negotiated in "super committee" deficit-reduction talks, trying to force Republicans to confront an issue at the heart of this year's budg… more »

Foxnews By Chris Stirewalt Obama Embraces National Decline Narrative "The way I think about it is, you know, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and, you know, we didn't have that same competitive edge that we needed ov… more »