As political name-calling and partisan rhetoric overtakes the media, Jonah Goldberg casts a skeptical eye on the arguments used by today’s journalists, academics and “moderate” politicians. In his newest book, “The Tyranny of Clichés,” Goldberg scrutinizes the oft-repeated claim that liberals are non-ideologues by dismantling the myriad nonintellectual talking points the Left employs in debates.

Charges of corruption in the San Diego city government should be investigated.

The Greek tragedy is far from over as the debate over whether to accept debt-forgiveness conditions upended the government in Athens. Furthermore, other debt-laden European nations risk going under.

It's somewhat implausible that two guys at a Washington think-tank, arguing that the financial crisis was caused by government housing policy, could create a widely accepted alternative to the conventional liberal narrative that the financial crisis was caused by the greed and lack of regulation of Wall Street. 

It is government's fault for offering a housing finance program without making an effort to maintain underwriting standards.

The politics of hope and change have been replaced by the politics of fear and intimidation.

The United States has a vital interest in making sure that popular protests for freedom in the Middle East are not squelched--and that they do not cascade into upheaval that results in extremist regimes.

It is possible to express opposition to a president's policies without preposterous name-calling.