History bears witness that a government is never more powerful, nor more oppressive than when it is at war. A government at war spends more than one at peace; it
It's non-political, although @Sweden's Twitter does have some views on Julian Assange this week.
Read more about the @Sweden social media experiment.
June 14, 2012
Governor Jerry Brown has proposed tough budget cuts in an effort to close California's $15.7 billion deficit, including to health and human services. Ongoing talks this week
Thinking of having a child? Better have some serious cash.
The Department of Agriculture released their annual "Expenditures on Children by Families" on Thursday, detailing the cost of
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Observers were expecting the JPMorgan Chase CEO to be grilled in the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Wednesday
To understand why the War on Drugs persists, one has to journey deep inside the prohibitionist mind. During a discussion about marijuana on CNN, talking head LZ Granderson hoped he
Both Mitt Romney and President Obama are giving campaign speeches in Ohio today. President Obama's speech has been touted as a major statement on the economy.
UPDATE:
David
Allan Hoffenblum, from Fox and Hounds, wrote a great piece on the effect of the Top-Two Primary. While much of his analysis is tongue-in-cheek, the article does
An independent candidate in the race to fill Sen. Olympia Snowe's seat in Maine is proposing what he is calling the "Maine First" agreement, according to
In an election that will most likely come down to the economy, Gallup reports that the majority of Americans still blame Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, for the
A disturbing report from the University of Texas says groundwater depletion in Texas, California, and elsewhere is so pronounced it now threatens our food security. These areas include some of
As the election nears, a disturbing phenomenon is spreading across American politics. State leaders are initiating last minute purges of voter rolls. To the unquestioning observer, it appears that these
