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Here’s to the State of Mississippi

For justice to prevail in Iraq, ingrained hatreds must be overcome and equality guaranteed....

Sensenbrenner — Get Gorelick Off Commssion:

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner today called for 9/11 Commissioner Jamie Gorelic...

Red Light on Highway Pork

Since we're at war, one might think Congress would have more important things to do than arrange fund...

Minimum Wage Politics:

Republican senators are preparing a bill to hike the minimum wage by more than $1 per hour, according...

A Popular, but Debunked, Conspiracy Theory

The allegation that Bush approved a secret flight of bin Laden relatives and Saudi Arabians in the da...

Two That Didn’t Get Away

Thanks to the FBI, the DoJ, and the Patriot Act, no special committee is needed today to investigate ...

Kerry Panders to MTV

Someone in a leadership role in this country ought to speak up: Mama, don't let your babies grow up t...

Making Capitalism Inclusive

Lots of people talk about helping the poor, but Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto has actually done...

Basic Economics: Counting the Costs of Business

PART 2 OF 2: The government can overlook all sorts of costs -- but those costs do not go away. There ...

Politcal I.Q. — Week of April 12

Test your knowledge of politics....

The Right Ear — Week of April 12

Conform, or Else; Keep Wages Down; Save the Internet; Protecting the Unborn Even in California; and m...

Concern for Feelings Over Lives and Law

We Americans have become way more concerned about not hurting anyone's feelings than about protecting...

Kerry’s Nomination to Cost Boston Millions:

The Boston Globe today reports that the Democratic National Convention will cost the city of Boston $...

Kerry’s Vague Deficit Rhetoric

Although Kerry's plans to reduce the deficit have been empty and vague at best, he has said enough to...