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California High Speed Rail: A Road to Nowhere?
While lawmakers and politicians in Washington continue to argue over job creation, legislators in California looked toward an old form of transportation for a fresh solution to the state’s economic woes: trains. Proposition 1A, also known as “The Safe,…
Let’s Move?
Considering the Performative Politics of Food In the last two years, Michelle Obama has danced with Beyoncé, planted White House gardens with visiting students, and even jump roped on the lawn of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as part of her Let’s…
2012 Electoral College Fun
The Electoral College is anything but a simple process. Here’s some of the more chaotic possible scenarios for November.
Obama’s Insubstantial Coattails
Every down-ballot Democrat has a similar dream scenario for the 2012 elections: the economy miraculously improves, unemployment numbers plummet and the Republicans nominate an über-conservative (read: unelectable) Presidential candidate. Such a scenario could energize the Democratic base, attract independent support…
Newt Gingrich, Grits & Deep South Super Tuesday
Notes from an Alabama Rally Super Tuesday may be over, but the Republican primary is still open and heating up in Mississippi and Alabama — two states holding their primaries this week. This “Deep South Super Tuesday” of sorts is…
Hydrofracking Picking Up Steam
Lots of Energy But Will It Leave Cracks in the Environment? In her magnum opus Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand describes Ellis Wyatt, an oil tycoon who had discovered how to produce oil from shale. She writes: “It was as if…
Yellow Journalism of the 21st Century
From the courtroom to the campaign trail, media sensationalism is disguised as non-biased reporting.
It’s Still the Economy, Stupid
At the Republican Iowa caucus in January, vendors sold buttons featuring a variety of slogans. “Give Me Liberty, Not Debt,” read some. “Legalize the Constitution,” demanded others. The clashing slogans were more than just a memorabilia mash-up; they spoke, as…