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Relevance: 20% Posted on: April 17, 2013
It’s the business of reporters to report on events like the Boston bombings, and the business of commentators to explain them. But since we don’t have enough evidence, yet, about who did what, all commentators can do is speculate . . . And that’s not very illuminating. Anyone can speculate.…
Relevance: 20% Posted on: October 5, 2012
The tale of how Chicago’s teachers union beat the Chicago School District, and got their way, is inspiring . . . if you belong to a union, if you don’t care about costs, if you don’t want to improve the quality of education. And if you define “inspirational” as inspiring…
Relevance: 20% Posted on: June 22, 2020
An old Soviet-phrase — “ne chital, no osuzhdayu” (“didn’t read, but disapprove”) — seems as apt now as ever. Why? Because Americans today have revived the “Soviet mentality,” according to Izabella Tabarovsky, writing at Tablet. Ms. Tabarovsky, a researcher with the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, explains that “[c]ollective…
Relevance: 20% Posted on: February 5, 2019
It costs time, not money. Ron Calzone and others read and consider legislation on their own dime. Calzone’s all-volunteer Missouri First group, which analyzes legislation filed in Jefferson City from a constitutional, pro-liberty perspective, doesn’t even have a bank account. A small businessman outside of Rolla, Calzone devotes a great…
Relevance: 20% Posted on: March 10, 2013
The key issue of last week's great Rand Paul filibuster was not drone technology, as such, but whether those who run the government will accept the rules of the Constitution. That's the message from Yours Truly this week on Townhall. Read the column, then come back here for some more…
Relevance: 20% Posted on: June 30, 2010
Next to the Bill of Rights, the Fourteenth Amendment might well be the most momentous Amendment to the Constitution. Here’s the most interesting chunk of it: No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any…
Relevance: 19% Posted on: April 12, 2012
When California voters read Proposition 28’s ballot title, they overwhelmingly support the June 5th measure. That support radically dwindles when they learn more. The Public Policy Institute of California released a poll showing 68 percent in favor and only 24 percent opposed. Surveyed Californians were responding to the official ballot…
Relevance: 19% Posted on: June 7, 2015
Expanding on thoughts from Friday, this weekend's Common Sense entry at Townhall.com is more grist for the true security mill, and the case for doing away with the TSA. Click on over; then come back here for links for further facts and opinion. ABC News: Undercover DHS Tests Find Widespread Security…
Relevance: 19% Posted on: August 30, 2012
“Democracy should be for everyone,” says Michelle Romero of the Greenlining Institute. That sounds right. She also argues that “California speaks 200 languages, but our initiative petitions speak only one. We can bring millions of voters fully into our democratic process, and it will only cost about a penny per…
Relevance: 19% Posted on: November 6, 2009
Initiative rights are under nonstop assault from the political class. Fortunately, most voters know the value of being able to end-run or reverse the bad decisions of lawmakers. And just a few clear-thinking defenders of initiative rights are enough to expose the murky evasions of the politicians and their pals.…