Mom (and Teacher) Appreciation Week
Today is Mother’s Day and this is the beginning of Teachers Appreciation Week.
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Small government Republicans champion Big Government abortion regs
Last year Mississippi passed new restrictions on abortion with the intention of shuttering the last remaining abortion clinic in the state. The law requires that clinics get admitting privileges to a local hospital to keep their state certification. “If something goes wrong, which it might – we hope it doesn’t, but it could – that … Continue Reading →
Medicaid: Michigan House Republicans go off the rails
The House GOP plan is a deliberately unrealistic ploy, which could be fairly characterized as governing by press release.
Immigration reform: Why aren't we building a fence across the Canadian border?
A fundamental problem with immigration from Mexico is that capital can’t freely flow to Mexico so the labor flows to the capital.
Evil in Cleveland
None of us can really get inside the mind of a monster like Ariel Castro, and honestly I don’t care to.
Opening soon (maybe): Obamacare SHOP Exchange
Even if the Obamacare exchanges actually open in 2014, they will be a one plan only – take it or leave it – proposition.
The greater sin of Mark Sanford
For me, the greater sinner is the politician who has one set of rules for himself, his family, and his supporters – and another set for everyone else.