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What the American Right Can Learn from Canada's
As Canadian conservatives have moved toward inclusion and policy seriousness, American conservatives are following a very different path. Five years of Conservative government in Ottawa. It's a great achievement, and not Stephen Harper's achievement alone. It's an achievement for which …Should we Change Involuntary Treatment Laws?
Should we Change Involuntary Treatment Laws? Sally Satel writes : I agree with the earlier commentators’ descriptions of what quality campus mental health systems should do --- namely, provide campus-wide outreach via education; facilitate rapid access to care; establish interventio…
Lowry: What is "The Madness Lobby"?
Lowry: What is "The Madness Lobby"? Rich Lowry writes : In his Tucson speech, President Barack Obama rightly said that “terrible things happen for reasons that defy human understanding.” Why that morning? Why Gabby Giffords? These and other questions can’t be answered, but at a …
Cuban Travel Policy to be Relaxed
Cuban Travel Policy to be Relaxed Forbes reports : TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- President Barack Obama plans to loosen Cuban travel policy to allow students and church groups to go to the communist country, a senator's office said Friday. The State Department briefed Sen. Bill …
Healthcare Industry Moves Against Repeal
Healthcare Industry Moves Against Repeal Suzy Khimm reports : The health insurance industry turned against the Affordable Care Act before the law passed, arguing that the onerous new regulations and reforms would make their business unsustainable. But despite its vocal objections, …
Michelle Rhee Popular with Republicans
Michelle Rhee Popular with Republicans The Washington Post reports : In her post-D.C. Public Schools career, former Chancellor Michelle Rhee has had no trouble whatsoever attracting attention to her new education reform ventures. And she's been getting the most attention from …
Sen. Mike Lee: Child Labor Laws Unconstitutional
Sen. Mike Lee: Child Labor Laws Unconstitutional ThinkProgress reports : Last week, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) posted a lecture on his YouTube channel where he explains in great detail his views on the Constitution. As part of the lecture, which is essentially a lengthy defense of his …
Loughner's Disturbing Video Released
Loughner's Disturbing Video Released Talking Points Memo reports : "Alright, so here's what we're doing," says the man behind the camera as he navigates through a dark parking lot. "We're examining the torture of students. We're looking at students who have been tortured. Their low …
WashTimes: Media Conducting "Pogrom" Against Palin
WashTimes: Media Running "Pogrom" Against Palin Talking Points Memo reports : A Washington Times editorial defends Sarah Palin's use of the phrase "blood libel" in the wake of the Tucson shootings, by calling media criticism of Palin "the latest round of an ongoing pogrom against …
Huckabee Plans Trip to Alaska
Huckabee Plans Trip to Alaska The Huffington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- Move over Sarah Palin, the mythic land of Alaska is getting some attention from another would-be Republican contender. If former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee hopes to win the GOP nomination in 2012, …
How Priebus Beat Steele
After seven agonizing rounds, Reince Priebus was elected RNC chair. His victory was the result of hours and hours of politicking and deal-making. After an agonizing seven rounds of balloting, Wisconsin State Chair Reince Priebus was elected the next Republican National Committee Chairman. …
The Prowl: Most Original D.C. Pick-Up Lines
During a dinner last weekend, a guy at the table took my hand and announced that I had really pretty eyes. A cheesy move, yes, but it worked. In the midst of a dinner last weekend, the nice young man I was eating with took my hand under the table and announced that I had really pretty eyes. …The Fat Diaries: The Kid-Safe Kitchen
"Mom, can I help?" are the last words any parent wants to hear in the kitchen. “Mom can I help?” Chances are if you hear this phrase; a) your child is under the age of five; b) there’s nothing they find interesting on TV; and c) the task they offer help with is the last thing you …
Help! My Friend's Dating Someone Way Too Old
In the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader worried that his friend is dating someone too old for him. Way too old for him. In the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader worried that his friend is dating someone much too old for him. The reader writes: We have two …The Sports Defeat Blame Game
When teams lose, they often like to claim the winners just wanted it more. Can't anyone just admit they were overmatched? Plug into Google the phrase “they wanted it more” and you’ll get in excess of 700, 000 hits. “They outworked us” bags 55, 000, and its passive variation, “we were …Tunisia Sends a Message to MidEast Despots
Tunisia Sends a Message to MidEast Despots Barbara Slavin writes : The demise of the Ben Ali regime in Tunisia by a popular uprising is a first in the Arab world and shows that the aging despots of the region must provide more freedom to their people or risk a similar fate. …
From Dallas to Tucson
In the aftermath of Rep. Giffords' shooting, the American media reacted much as they did in 1963, after Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President Kennedy. An American politician takes a bullet to the head in broad daylight. Three days later, under the headline “The spiral of hate, ” The New …Funeral Held for Judge Roll
Funeral Held for Judge Roll Washington Post reports : For the second day in a row, mourners in this grieving city streamed toward a pink-walled, green-roofed Catholic church under bright and sunny skies. But on Friday, instead of remembering the spirited, short life of a …
RNC Debt Hits $20 Million
RNC Debt Hits $20 Million The Washington Post reports : Hundreds of major donors have abandoned the Republican National Committee, leaving it $20 million in debt and threatening its future as a central player in the 2012 presidential election. The RNC raised just $7 million …