I got in trouble and was threatened with expulsion from high school for doing something right, not something wrong; what I wrote was good, proper journalism (see preceding post). There
This spring, a wide range of issues dominated American political discussion, from gun law reform to North Korea, from immigration to gay rights. Yet, a very important subject has escaped
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The California agency in charge of toxic regulation announced last Thursday that it had failed to collect $185 million in repayments owed by polluters. The California Department
The parties in Field v. Bowen, one of the legal challenges to the nonpartisan top-two primary in California, reached a settlement over the amount of attorney's fees
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Recently, a government task force created legislation that would force big name Internet giants such as Facebook and Google to allow the government to access their
The state of student debt in California, especially at public universities, is better than the rest of the country. That doesn't mean the situation is manageable for all
The community of federal campaign oversight will undergo significant downsizing following announcements from the Federal Election Commission and the House Administration Committee, Wednesday. Tony Herman, General Legal Counsel to the
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Military men and women are not afforded the same whistle-blowing rights as civilian men and women. Furthermore, the award-winning documentary film The Invisible War claims
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A prevailing theory has emerged regarding the 2012 election that merits some examination. The theory runs along the lines of, Republicans lost in 2012
so long as the people know where the speech is coming from.”Justice Antonin Scali
The current “IRS scandal” raises a lot of legitimate questions that deserve answers. If, as
Ninety-four percent of Americans do not approve of Congress' job performance, according to the latest poll from Rasmussen on congressional performance. Only 1 percent of survey takers said
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Optimism in Washington, D.C. over the prospects of passing immigration reform remains high. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-N.V.) announced
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