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The Heritage Foundation wants me to join up. Here’s their scary pitch.

March 19, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Ideas, Language/Words, Obama, Politics One comment

I’m being recruited by the Heritage Foundation. They like me, they really like me! Or, perhaps, they like my zipcode and phone number, which

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Ultra-local food: the proximity principle

March 16, 2012 Renee Shur Business, Consumer issues, Economy, Energy, Environment 9 comments

I’m going to admit it.  I’m privileged.  And it has nothing to do with what’s sitting in my bank account. The privilege I’m referring

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IRS offers mobile, refund-tracking app

March 15, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Good government, Taxes One comment

If you’re wondering when your federal tax refund will arrive—and who isn’t?—you can now  check your status on the go. In addition to its

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The human cost of your free online shipping

March 14, 2012 Madonna Gauding Employment, Human Rights, Poverty Leave a comment

I am a progressive, and I identify with leftist politics. I want Medicare for all, free higher education for everyone, Social Security caps lifted

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Coming next from Republicans: Cigarette smoking is good for your health

March 13, 2012 Arthur Lieber Consumer issues, Environment, Government, Health care, Politics, Poverty 2 comments

Republicans have made an art form of trying to turn back the clock. I can’t help but wonder what’s next on their agenda. Could

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Wyoming lawmakers are preparing for the apocalypse

March 12, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Congress, Politics, States Leave a comment

There are many important issues facing Americans these days; health care, gas prices, employment, the 2012 election, education, wage equality. With so many real

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Relationship advice from two guys with seven wives

March 9, 2012 Arthur Lieber Health care, Media, Politics, Women Leave a comment

Sometimes you want to be careful to not be a “bird of a feather” with someone who is toxic. Newt Gingrich seems to have

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HARP 2.0: Obama’s improved refi program for underwater mortgages

March 8, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Economy, Good government, Housing 2 comments

A lot of homeowners with underwater mortgages have March 17, 2012 circled on their calendars. That’s the day when new rules for the federal

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Big government, micro-government, and freedom of political speech

March 7, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Government, Health care, History, Missouri region, Voting/Elections One comment

Can your homeowners’ association or subdivision board prevent you from planting a political sign in your front yard? That’s a question that comes up

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A governor says: “State solutions need an active federal government.”

March 6, 2012 Arthur Lieber Business, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Economy, Employment, Good government, States Leave a comment

There was a time when the term “states’ rights” was simply code for racial discrimination. In the early 1960s, Governors Ross Barnett of Mississippi

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A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

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