“Do as I say, not as I do” is not a mantra that GOP who claim to be supportive of “smaller government” or “fiscal sanity” should employ. And yet…we have the Farm Bill. The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 is essentially made up of two things: pork subsidies and food stamps. …
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Updated: 6/26/13 at 5:52 PM – This post will be updated throughout the day as the site’s contributors offer their own thoughts on the ruling. The Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in a 5-4 ruling, declaring it unconstitutional on the grounds that a marriage recognized in a couple’s home state …
Senator Marco Rubio — who swept into office on a tide of goodwill and Tea Party sentiment — has in recent months devoted himself to immigration reform in an effort to address real issues with our current policy. In a crass political sense, he may also be engaged in an attempt to reach out to …
Today the Supreme Court handed down their second highly anticipated decision of this session. After the affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas, was sent back to the Fifth Circuit yesterday, today’s case involving the Voting Rights Act was ruled in 5-4 decision. The majority was Chief Justice Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Scalia, and Alito. But …
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The Wall Street Journal had a piece about alcohol consumption and women, two subjects near and dear to my heart. Indeed, more women are drinking now than at any time in recent history, according to health surveys. In the nine years between 1998 and 2007, the number of women arrested for drunken driving rose 30%, …
In yet another example of President Obama’s disconnect over what is important to the electorate and the American people, he will be delivering a major speech on climate change at Georgetown University this Tuesday. The President is expected to lay out a bunch of executive actions (what else is new?), one of which may be …
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The latest rewrite of the “Gang of 8″‘s amnesty bill immigration reform bill got some interesting new amendments. This report from Heritage Action outlines the various irony capitalist deals that were inserted in. Lobster Bait (Maine): moves resources from southern border to northern border (Heritage Action) Alaska Kickback: special treatment for Alaskan seafood processing (Washington …
This is what happens when you pass laws making the products a company manufactures, illegal: The CEO of a Connecticut gun company moving to South Carolina because of the southern state’s less restrictive gun laws says he is no longer sad, but angry he felt like he had to leave his home state. PTR Industries CEO Josh Fiorini came to his company’s …
In a shocking interview with The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald on this morning’s Meet the Press, David Gregory asked Gleenwald, “[W]hy shouldn’t you … be charged with a crime?” This question arose in the context of Gregory suggesting that Gleenwald “aided and abetted” Snowden by publishing the NSA leaks. The interview can be viewed below (reload the page …
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In the past week, more than a million people all over Brazil have gathered to protest against their country’s leadership. Individuals are demonstrating for a wide variety of purposes, but the uniting factor is frustration with the government and economy. Today’s demonstration focused on political corruption. The Guardian reports: Across Brazil protesters gathered to denounce legislation known as …
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