Two years ago this month, The Independent Agenda launched, just in time for the debt-limit crisis that caused Standard & Poor’s to strip the U.S. of its AAA credit rating. Then came the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, primary … More…
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What the Obama Presidency Really Means
President Obama is still in the first year of his second term and a lot will happen between now and 2016, but we already can glimpse what his legacy will be.
As I’ve written, the trio of scandals that … More…
Climate Change Skeptics “Win” as Earth Warms
Amid all the talk about scandals in Washington, the most important news story of the year has been nearly overlooked.
As Justin Gillis of The New York Times reported a couple of weeks ago, the level of carbon dioxide in … More…
So Far, Obama Has a Pretty Clean Record
If you listen to Fox News and Republican congressmen, you’d think that the Obama administration is a cesspool of Chicago-style corruption.
And indeed the confluence of Benghazi, the IRS’s political profiling of Tea Party groups over their tax-exempt … More…
Much, Much Worse Than Benghazi
The very worst disaster ever to befall U.S. diplomats and military in a foreign country did not occur in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, when four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed by terrorists.
Nor did it … More…
Worse Than Benghazi
Yes, the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate (or CIA station) in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012 was a disaster—and badly handled by the State Department beforehand and the Obama Administration afterward.
A special investigation headed by former … More…
Why President Obama Will Survive the Scandals
On Wednesday, President Obama struck back against a rising chorus of criticism in Congress and the media over his handling of a trio of scandals that have rocked Washington.
- He announced that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has asked for and
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AP Scandal Shows Dangers of National Security State
So, now we have the third in what has become a perfect storm of scandals for the Obama Administration.
After Benghazi and the IRS’s political profiling of conservative groups for special scrutiny of their tax-exempt status, we now have the … More…
Pushing Back on Benghazi
Last week’s hearings on Benghazi by the House Oversight Committee must have hit a nerve, because President Obama blasted his critics at a joint White House news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Labeling it a “political circus,” the … More…
Four Ways President Obama Can Cement His Legacy
President Obama is going through one of the periodic rough patches of his presidency. From the collapse of his campaign against the automatic spending cuts in the “sequester” to the failure to pass universal background checks for gun purchases, … More…
Howard R. Gold
I’m an award-winning business and financial journalist and an independent-minded citizen who is deeply concerned about the challenges facing our country. That’s why I started The Independent Agenda. "
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