Mainstream media commentators and Washington political insiders are loath to accept that America’s mid-term elections will represent much more than another swing in the electoral pendulum.  It is a natural occurrence, they say, with Democrats looking forward to the pendulum moving back in their direction as the cycle progresses and Republicans riding a wave of public dissatisfaction to [...]...

Well, that’s a relief!  We all thought that turning around the U.S. economy would be difficult but Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke says he can fix it by just manipulating some monetary levers.    Not that “Ben the Builder” has had much success with his adventures so far.  In the waning years of the Bush presidency, [...]...

Until recently, blatant electoral intimidation and bullying was the exclusive domain of developing nations.  Hugo Chavez and his Bolivarian Revolution followers in Latin America own the blueprint for dodgy polling.  Elections in the old European countries like the United Kingdom and France may be passionate but voter intimidation is hardly a mainstream concern.  No one could accuse [...]...