“They’re trying to take away my Second Amendment rights,” say many gun rights advocates. But what do they mean by that? I doubt that
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Are Republicans really the “ignorance caucus?”
Recently, economist Paul Krugman wrote in the New York Times that many Republicans act as if they were members of “the ignorance caucus.” As
Increasing Congressional pay is a good idea
Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina is resigning his seat in order to become head of the Heritage Foundation. Though he didn’t say so,
Paul Ryan’s mistaken definition of makers and takers
In his second inaugural speech, President Obama said: “The commitments we make to each other through Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, these things
5 online ways for Congress to be more transparent
It’s time for Washington to catch up with the rest of America. As people share Facebook and Instagram pictures of every latte they drink,
Putting a special stamp on the State of the Union
There are certain thoughts that are de rigueur in every State of the Union Address. Honor is paid to our men and women in
Get re-elected. Resign immediately. Go to work for a lobbying group. Repeat.
Political manipulation and cynicism hit a new low in December 2012, when, just 30 days after being re-elected, Jo Ann Emerson, the ten-term Congressperson
Progressive victories in 2012
As the Republican party and “leadership” moves farther and farther out of the mainstream and deeper into the realm of extreme, irrational, anti-democracy, backward-facing,
Corporate pork: the secret ingredient in the fiscal-cliff recipe
Once upon a time, a President or Congressional leader trying to get a bill passed would use earmarks—also known as “pork”—to buy votes from
FDR’s Fourth Freedom and gun control
As our national debate on gun control continues, we can learn a great deal from FDR and his Fourth Freedom. This was part of