The presidency seems to becoming more and more of a burden for Barack Obama, even though we are only halfway into the first year
Measuring Republican nay-saying: The Index of Obstruction and Delay
Republicans can try to say it ain’t so, but a newly developed statistical measure says it is: The GOP’s delaying tactics and outright obstruction
California fights Walmart over Medicaid costs
The Affordable Care Act is coming. No matter how many times Republicans vote against it (39 and counting!) it’s here to stay. While that’s
Biodegradable clothing and landfill overload
I buy too much clothing. Too many tops, too many pants, too many pairs of shoes. I don’t wear them all, and when I
The pink industrial complex
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address in 1961 is mostly remembered for his words about the “military-industrial complex.” He said, “In the councils of
We ended the military draft. Maybe we need it again. Or something like it.
Robert Redford’s latest movie, “The Company You Keep,” didn’t make me stand up and cheer, but it did make me think. The movie tells
Senator Sanders holds town halls on the Danish “solidarity” system
“I won’t dispute for one second the problems of a system that demands immense amount of fund-raisers by its legislators,” Jim Himes—a Democrat from
How not to upgrade a public bus system: Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia, has been celebrated and emulated worldwide these past 10 years for its innovative Transmilenio system of articulated buses. Reports regularly appear in
Jobs policy has to be key to full economic recovery
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released statistics on eleven cities where workers are disappearing. Note that workers disappearing is different from jobs
If you’re going to tax internet sales, make it a federal tax
The U.S. Senate recently passed an online sales tax bill. At this point it is not certain whether it will become law, because there