House Republicans Are Trying to Re-Reform Welfare
House Republicans attempting to replace a flawed welfare-reform program risk jeopardizing what it does accomplish.
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Siwatu-Salama Ra: The Photos from the Incident
Honestly, these don't really change my view of the case.
Two New Studies on Immigration
Both published through the National Bureau of Economic Research, both highly noteworthy.
Siwatu-Salama Ra’s Self-Defense Claims, and the Other Side of the Story
The case is murkier than some say.
Re: The ‘Intellectual Dark Web’
These thinkers do represent a distinct phenomenon, even if “Intellectual Dark Web” is a silly name for it
Letting Cops Decide Who Gets to Own Guns Is a Terrible Idea
At the Huffington Post, Jonathan Cohn has an article about the "toughest gun law in America": Massachusetts's permitting regime, which not only requires applicants to jump through various hoops (training, ...
Conservative Routes to Universal Coverage
If you don’t sign up, a bare-bones “default plan” is available to at the very least protect you from catastrophic expenses.
No, a Single Study Didn’t Magically End the Right-to-Carry Debate
Lately, liberals (most recently at The Nation) have been pretty enamored with a study from John J. Donohue, Abhay Aneja, and Kyle D. Weber purporting to show that right-to-carry laws ...
What Republicans’ Food-Stamp Bill and Democrats’ Job-Guarantee Plan Have in Common
Both ensure there’s no excuse for not working.