I’m always interested in what the mainstream press has to say. If there’s anything that progressives and conservatives can agree on, it’s that the
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ACA [Obamacare]: Doing well–and doing good–in states that expanded Medicaid
At the same time that private-insurance enrollment via healthcare.gov is experiencing technical difficulties, the other side of the Affordable Care Act—the side that makes
Republicans will punt on economic recovery
The first significant economic figure that came out in the wake of the government shutdown and near collision with the debt limit was the
Homeless [and powerless] in St. Louis: A problem without borders
I sat in a barely comfortable chair yesterday for three hours listening to men in suits debate whether a homeless shelter in St. Louis
Despite some recovery, poverty rate stays stagnant
It’s interesting while reading about “15% of Americans living in poverty” on the CNN website that it’s doubtful that 15% of the readers are
150 years later, would Lincoln be okay with secession?
It was in 1863, during the heat of the Civil War, that 50 counties in the western part of Virginia decided to secede from
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
Federalism that works
Check out below the first sentence of an article in the Aug. 13, 2013 St. Louis Post-Dispatch: ST. LOUIS • The city has received an
The quinoa [“keen’-wah”] quandary
Is a good thing to eat a bad thing to buy? That’s essentially the quinoa quandary that foodies, advocates of healthier eating, and social
We need to call out politicians’ blind spots
After bragging a little too much about his business successes, former Illinois Senator Charles Percy said, “If only I could see myself as others