Thank God the US Doesn't Count Religions

As Stephen Richter points out in passing nobody really knows what percentage of New York's ninth Congressional district is Jewish. And that's a good thing. The United States government--which tracks things like the number of farms of 100 to 499 acres in Missouri --does not keep any statistics …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Friday September 16, 2011

NY-09 Winner Ran From Ryan Plan

The victory of Bob Turner in heavily Democratic NY-09 is clearly not good news for Democrats. When the media hasn't picked up is that Turner benefited by not embracing the Paul Ryan budget. Mickey Kaus has some good points about the inability for Democrats to win on entitlements: It’s the …

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Written by Fred Bauer on Wednesday September 14, 2011