Norman Leahy
Norman Leahy has written about national and Virginia politics for more than 30 years with outlets ranging from The Washington Post to BearingDrift.com. A consulting writer, editor, recovering think tank executive and campaign operative, Norman lives in Virginia.
Global Financial Agency: US Economy Facing Calamity, Politicians In Denial
It’s rare for an international organization to speak bluntly about a single nation’s policies. But that’s what the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did in...
New ‘Welfare’ Law Could Kill This Industry
Newspapers are dying and have been for the last 25 years or so. Their cause(s) of death are many and multiplying. But a major...
Uncertainty Rocks Traditional Republican States: Imminent Reckoning Ahead?
National attention, correctly, focused on the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to enforce an 1864 law banning abortions in the state. Most of that attention...
Orwellian Nightmare Continues As Congress ‘Acts’ On Privacy
After numerous false starts and outright failures, Congress is once again taking up legislation that would provide uniform guidelines for how tech companies can...
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Trump’s Influence Continues To Shape Congressional Policies
One thing that’s changed during the years Donald Trump has roamed the American political landscape is how the unheard of becomes commonplace.
A fresh example...
Congress Continues To Ignore Looming Fiscal Crisis
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report on the federal budget for March is out and, unsurprisingly, the red ink is flowing like wine.
But on...
Russian Allies Spread Anti-Ukraine Information To Americans
In the wide world that exists outside the right-ish fever swamps, there’s broad agreement that Russia is working very hard to spread propaganda, misinformation,...
Poll Shows True Public Feelings On Limits Of Presidential Power
While visions of an imperial presidency may dance in the heads of hardened partisans on the left and right, the broader public isn’t too...
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‘No Labels’ Decides Against Fielding Formal Third-Party Candidate
Republicans and Democrats rejoice: the group “No Labels” will not be fielding a presidential candidate.
Not that the group’s leaders didn’t audition any number of...
Importance Of 2024 Election Underscored By True Nature Of Presidential Power
With every new presidential election comes the same old warning: this is the most important election in our history, because if the other guy...
Federal Government Bails Out Another Industry
Continuing on the theme of corporate welfare and industrial policy, one of the more recent additions to the federal dole is the once-dominant semiconductor...
Battleground States Could Hold Key To 2024 Trump Victory
Polling in the presidential race has consistently shown that the major party candidates are running neck-and-neck, but with former President Donald Trump enjoying headline...
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Think Tank Scholar Exposes Washington Hypocrites
The Biden administration, and a number of populist Republicans, make a great show about how large, faceless corporations don’t pay their “fair share” of...
RFK Jr.’s Presidential Bid Continues To Turn Heads
It’s been a while since we checked in on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent bid for the presidency. The former environmental lawyer turned anti-vaccine...
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