As the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, it looks like Greenpeace was being unusually straightforward in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Hat tip: Commenter Brian at Balloon Juice ...
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When it comes to College Republicans, environmental columnist Edward Flattau apparently has no sense of humor. He writes: Whatever happened to the Republican Party of Teddy Roosevelt, a political party distinguished by its forward-looking environmental policy? Today, we have the ...
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If you care about property rights and already subscribe to and read the New London (CT) Day newspaper, then don't bother clicking this link. Otherwise, you might want to ...
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It is not uncommon to find workers in the Washington, DC area who suffer a two-hour commute each way to their jobs.  Some travel from as far as West Virginia or Pennsylvania.1  In many cases, the cause is not preference ...
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Just one year after the U.S. Supreme Court's dreadful Kelo v. City of New London decision that sparked a national outcry against government eminent domain abuse, some in Congress are preparing to bring a new threat to property owners in ...
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Because so many things seem to get lost among the political minutia when laws and policies are created, it's wise to look back to find the "original intent" that began the process. When it comes to the original intent of ...
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It goes without saying that 19-year-old Lionel Tate was dealt a bad hand in life. In 1999, at the age of 12, Tate became the youngest person in modern American history to be sentenced to life in prison. It was ...
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I'll never forget the day when my wife first called me with the good news. She was pregnant. It began with her saying she was not feeling like herself, and I suggested that she see a doctor because she might ...
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To understand racism in the deep South in the late 1950s, John Howard Griffith - a white man - darkened his skin and pretended to be black. His groundbreaking book, Black Like Me, profoundly affected the burgeoning struggle for equal ...
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David Hogberg, writing for the American Spectator, wonders about a certain lowbrow cast to the New Republic lately. Specifically, David wonders if TNR is attempting to recoup circulation losses by imitating the Daily Kos ...
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