By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
Yesterday Congress passed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a darling of the Left and likely the first bill that President Obama will sign. As the Washington Post described it:
...continue reading.Tools:
Share
|
Comments (
50
)
|
By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
The following E-mail, appropriately enough, showed up in my junk box today:
...continue reading.Tools:
Share
|
Comments (
45
)
|
By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
As the war in Darfur approaches its sixth anniversary, there's a tendency to heap all the blame for the region's calamities on the Sudanese government. If something bad happens, this thinking goes, then the guilt must wholly and indubitably rest with the government—no further reflection needed. Most of the time that's probably true. But at times the Sudanese government also serves as a convenient scapegoat for the missteps of the international community. A case in point is a newly released whitewash report from the United Nations and its peacekeeping force (UNAMID) about an attack on a Darfur refugee camp last August.
...continue reading.Tools:
Share
|
Comments (
20
)
|
By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
No kidding, this was the lead story in this morning's Washington Post : "United States Faces a Steep Decline in Women's Figure Skating." The. Lead. Story.
In a way, I suppose it's refreshing. Amid declining circulations and ad sales, most media pooh-bahs are trying more than ever to make their newspapers and magazines relevant. Evidently, there's no such hand-wringing over at the Post.
...continue reading.Tools:
Share
|
Comments (
16
)
|
By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
As Team Obama sifts through the debris, one Bush policy worth immediate reversal was the decision to remove North Korea from the State Department's terror list. As the AP picks up today:
...continue reading.Tools:
Share
|
Comments (
2
)
|
By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
DUBAI, U.A.E.—So how does the Arab world say goodbye to George Bush? An article in the Gulf News by Najla Al Rostamani promised the unexpected. "Dear Mr. Bush," the piece began:
...continue reading.Tools:
Share
|
Comments (
3
)
|
By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
Team Obama says reducing the carbon-dioxide emissions that result from burning fossil fuels will be a priority, and some careless talk suggests his EPA will eschew carrots for the punitive stick of regulation and taxes. Now the good people over at the Institute for Liberty have punched back with a carbon-footprint estimate for the Obama inauguration itself.
...continue reading.Tools:
Share
|
Comments (
72
)
|
advertisement
advertisement
Public Opinion
Is protecting everyone the best policy in the long run? And who pays?
Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.
Make USNews.com your home page.
