Does beginning a legislative session with a prayer violate the separation of church and state by endorsing one religion over another? That’s the question
Category: Good government
Student loans for pre-school?
As if the student-loan crisis wasn’t bad enough, now there’s a proposal to create a market for loans for pre-school. The idea comes from
Congress leaves town for summer break: Political cartoonists rush in
What’s the difference between Congress being in session and on vacation? Beats me. If voting for the 40th time to “repeal” Obamacare counts as
Universal health care is hard to get if you don’t ask for it
I recently went to a most engaging and informative movie called The Waiting Room sponsored by Missourians for Single Payer Health Care. There was
Awed by the public library
As bankruptcy predators began salivating over publicly owned treasures in Detroit–namely, the assets of the Detroit Institute of Art–I was visiting the newly renovated,
Time to stand up for democracy in America
Like many of you, I’ve despaired recently and wondered if we really are the end of the best years of American democracy. A cabal
Your wish for Barack Obama may become his thought
When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, I was quite disappointed that he had virtually no substantive written material about his campaign to
Doing something good and green: St. Louis’ Garden Lease Program
It’s not shocking news that there are a lot of empty lots in St. Louis. Some are from demolished homes, some are seized property
How Republicans “starve the beast” by blocking agency appointments
I don’t know why we are surprised at dysfunctional behavior at the Internal Revenue Service: Any agency that has been denied a permanent director
Hog Hell: How a citizen lobby influenced policy in North Carolina
Over the past 20 years, the pork industry in the United States has increased productivity and cut costs through industrialization. The process of pork