Politics Highlights

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton arrives in Burma. This is the first time in 50 years a U.S. Secretary of State has visited the country.

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour criticizes the Obama administration's policies, branding them "the biggest lurch to the left in American political history." He argues that Democratic leaders like Nancy Pelosi, who he considered "the lunatic fringe" in the 1980s, are now promoting radical policies among the mainstream.

Speaker Newt Gingrich delivers a speech on national security and defense spending. The speech was the closing address to Protect America Month, The Heritage Foundation's month-long campaign to raise awareness about the current issues facing our men and women in uniform.

Alan Dershowitz, professor at the Harvard Law School, discusses the facts about the use of torture in society. He also talks about whether he wants to stop torture.

How close in style and substance is Barack Obama to Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, who also hailed from Illinois and emerged from a humble background to lead our nation in a time of crisis? Ferguson and Long examine the first inaugural addresses of both men to explore the parallels between the two and offer insights into how President Obama will guide our nation. In this segment Moaveni recalls the premarital sex class she attended in Iran.

What's the real definition of socialism? How is it distinct from regulation and a social welfare state? Why are intellectuals still enamored of a system that brought us Stalin, Hitler, and more recently Hugo Chavez and Kim Jong-Il? And what can the United States learn from Sweden about free enterprise and capitalism? Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie sat down with Kevin Williamson, to find out the answers.

Join swissnex and our esteemed panel to discuss the media/politics nexus inside election campaigns. During the course of the evening we will gain a better understanding of the interplay between systems of political mass communications, party competition and election polemics by exploring the relationship between media and politics

Ron Paul campaign interview, May 29, 1987

Last June, the Supreme Court had its first opportunity in seven decades to address one of America's most impassioned constitutional debates: Does the right to possess firearms, as stated in the Second Amendment, apply to individuals? Yes, the Court ruled, it does. And, with that decision, the District of Columbia's handgun ban--one of the most controversial in the nation--was ended. In this video Brian Doherty talks about gun control laws with President Obama in office.

Nick Lemann explains how the internet as a technological tool is changing politics in the U.S.

Mitt Romney sings a duet with Julie Andrews about their favorite things.

Liberal interim leader Bob Rae speaks with reporters after 77 per cent of his party delegates voted to legalize marijuana.

As the debate over healthcare reform has escalated, nonprofit health insurance cooperatives have been proposed as an alternative to a government-run health insurance option. Group health cooperatives have long been a part of the American health care landscape.What do we know about how they work?Can they achieve the important objectives of healthcare reform by increasing choice and competition.

Paul Krugman talks about how come he did not believe the Bush administration before the election. He also talks about why the proposal for social security was a red flag for him.