*thought this may provide an interesting historical perspective* published Sep 26th 2016, 7:45 am A week ago, I surprised myself by sitting through the entire Emmy Awards telecast without once switching channels. I was helped by the sheer quality of the work being honored (I’ve long stopped arguing that TV

©2015 Bloomberg News NXXHT86S9738 (Bloomberg) — In the days since Friday’s coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, the Republican presidential candidates have stepped up their criticism of the Obama administration’s strategy to counter the rise of Islamic State fighters. The top 5 GOP candidates in terms of polling averages have advocated differing strategies