Politics & Policy
States make plans for share of GlaxoSmithKline settlement
The penalty that drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline must pay for unlawfully marketing drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administrat ...
13 years ago
The stone-cold truth about journalistic blunders
CNN. Wow. By now, you’ve heard about the cable network’s enormous blunder last Thursday. For a painfully long ...
13 years ago
In its eagerly awaited decision on the Affordable Care Act, a/k/a Obamacare, the Supreme Court’s decisive swing vote surprisingly b ...
13 years ago
Supreme Court speaks on Arizona immigration law – Get ready for more illegal immigration!
The mainstream media is getting this wrong. This was not a victory for Arizona Governor Brewer as she claims. Nor was it a defeat for t ...
13 years ago
Could our smartphones talk back to big-money politics?
I’ve had this idea rattling around in my head since 2007. I’d love finally to take it from half-baked to beta. To do t ...
13 years ago
President Obama should withdraw his executive privilege claim in “Fast and Furious”
Executive privilege is what President Nixon claimed to resist a subpoena for the White House tape recordings that revealed his role in th ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia voter advocate launches new app for voter ID laws
In advance of the presidential election, advocates in Pennsylvania are trying all avenues to explain the state’s new Voter ID law. ...
14 years ago
Let’s ease the distorting pressures of college admissions
High school commencements are wrapping up. Visualize all those kids in mortar boards, clutching their new diplomas. They’re ...
14 years ago
Obama’s Dream Act Lite: useful politically, sustainable legally, but flawed as policy.
There are three ways to analyze President Obama’s ...
14 years ago