The House Judiciary sub-committee on the Constitution and Civil Justice held a hearing today on H.R. 1797, the so-called District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act sponsored by Representative Trent Franks...
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There has been a fair amount of jaded criticism from the wonkosphere over Elizabeth Warren's alleged student loan "stunt" but apparently it's gaining political steam anyway:A little more than two weeks after...
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On climate and the environment, America isn't a "center right" nationby David AtkinsOnce again, we learn that a majority of Americans do care about climate and the environment:Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the...
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I'm not a major McDonalds fan, but this is greatLife is good for this Ohio hero.Just one day after a group of Cleveland restaurants announced plans to give local man Charles Ramsey free burgers for life, McDonald's quietly confirmed...
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Plus ca change and all that rot:That’s a very detailed, county-level map of the 1880 presidential election results, published in 1889.It's trite to point it out after all this time, I know, but America has...
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Prioritiesby David AtkinsJon Stewart is funny, but depressing:Sigh......
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So Sarah Palin wrote an "op-ed" for Breitbart, which is, I guess, a step above Facebook...“These Obama administration scandals are a sad and stark reminder that only limited government can ensure liberty. At our...
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Fox News host Andrea Tarantos wants her listeners to punch Obama voters in the faceby David AtkinsFox News host Andrea Tarantos was on the radio delivering that time-honored respectful conservatism:“He said he would change the country. He said it....
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There is an idiocy about our current national politics that is simply stupefying. We are sitting idly, watching, and suffering, as our nation disintegrates into a run-down backwater. Our airports are a global disgrace. Our...
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The following chart measures the growth of hunger over the past few years in Europe and the US:If you can't afford food, there's really nowhere to go but up. That's why it's so shocking just how many more hungry people there are now in...
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Infrastructure and unemployment: this just isn't that complicated.>by David AtkinsThis is what a country in disrepair looks like:The Washington State Patrol chief says the Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit (SKA'-jiht) River at Mount Vernon...
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I hope everyone realizes that any conservative who's been audited by the IRS over the past four years now believes it was done at the specific behest of the anti-Christ:Local St. Louis news anchor Larry...
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Thanks goodness they kept their heads when it came to the really important stuff:The tax matter at issue was whether these donors had sidestepped the gift tax. Created in 1924, the gift tax...
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Pope Francis puts works before faith. Amen.by David AtkinsI have to admit to having been highly skeptical of the new Pope, given his history in Argentina and the conservative bent of the cardinals who elected him. But this is certainly progress:"The...
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I have long thought that a necessary approach to dealing with the insistence on the part of certain Christians that their "religious liberty" is impinged if the government requires something their creed does not agree...
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The only good Iranian ...Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would "automatically" punish family members of people who violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, levying sentences of up to 20 years in...
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It's long past time for an international minimum wageby David AtkinsI've been beating the same drum for some time now, but I must point out with pride that the once-unthinkable movement toward international progressive regulation is gaining steam. It's...
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Oh, here's some good news:A tour company exposed by The Post on Sunday for bringing tourists to the South Bronx to gawk at food pantry lines, a “pickpocket” park and a housing project,...
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The Manly Right Wingnuts of the Senate are making it clear who's boss. And it isn't the old warhorses of the GOP --- or even those pansies in the House leadership."Let me...
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The coming war over climate change and judicial nominationsby David AtkinsJonathan Chait and Greg Sargent both have great pieces today on the coming war over climate change and judicial nominations. Chait's article in particular is tremendous and worth...
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This article in the Atlantic tells two stories about our recent history:The first story is called: How Washington Saved the Economy. You might begin in 2008, when the Federal Reserve went on an unprecedented...
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How to force Apple and other multinationals to pay their fair shareby David AtkinsI've often written of the need for stronger international regulation to counteract multinational corporate influence. The burgeoning outrage surrounding the tax practices...
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Yes, they're already on it:On top of the troubles the administration is facing over its handling of the attack on the Benghazi mission, the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative...
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Wolf Blitzer makes America cringeby David AtkinsThis is hard to watch:I don't know what Blitzer's personal religious views are, but he comes across in this segment as attempting to talk down to the "little people" of Oklahoma as one of them by using...
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