Policy
Stupid Laws Cause Dangerous Hospital Shortages
Despite popular misconception, this is not a pro-choice vs. pro-life situation.
How Writers Coped Without Copyright
What would happen if copyright didn't protect against piracy? The answer can be found in history.
New Washington, DC, Food Truck Rules Are (Mostly) Good (So Far)
One week in, I'm cautiously optimistic about the District's new food truck rules.
Judge Approves Plan for Detroit to Fix Street Lights
About 40 percent of the lights in the city don't work
Measles Cases Triple in United States
Combination of foreign visitors and unvaccinated children
Santorum Compares Fighting Obamacare to Fighting Apartheid
Yeah, that probably isn't going over well
Bitcoin-Related Company Sued for Not Providing Equipment
Accused of taking the money and folding
NYPD Shuts Down Open Access to Crime Reports
Directs everybody to public affairs office instead
Rand Paul to Detroit: Solution Won't Come from Washington
Gives speech to Detroit Economic Club
Gay Weddings Were 17 Percent of All Washington State Unions in 2013
More than 7,000 same-sex couples wed over course of a year
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Software Patents
Will look at what computerized processes can be covered
FBI Charges Russian Diplomats with Medicaid Fraud
Claim a scheme to tease out half a million in benefits
What We Saw at NYC's Fast Food Strike
Less than 0.1 percent of the industry's workforce participated.
Obama Dismisses IRS Targeting of Conservative Groups as Non-Issue, Complains About "So-Called Progressives" Who Thought It Was
Said he was on it when people were paying attention
California Agency Plans 'Green' Car Vouchers for the Poor
Remember how well Cash for Clunkers worked out?
Little More than 10 Percent of Washington State Obamacare Signups for Private Insurance, Mostly Medicaid Enrollment
The vast majority of the 176,000+ who signed up for insurance coverage were Medicaid eligible
In Afghanistan, People Died for No Good Reason
And keeping the troops there won't change that.
Whether a Wedding Cake Is a Right Under Review in Colorado
Can a baker discriminate against gay weddings?
Joe Biden Handing Out Good Advice in China, He Should Try it on Obama
Free press, questioning authority
Up to 35,000 Faxed Obamacare Applications Still Unprocessed in California
Have to be filed by 12/23 to ensure coverage starting 1/1
ACLU Sues Over Federal Housing Finance Agency's Opposition Using Eminent Domain to Seize Underwater Mortgages, Demands Details of Relationships with Banks Disclosed
Irvington, NJ trying to be second city in the nation to use the tactic
NYPD to Registered Long Gun Owners: Surrender or Modify Your Weapon, or Take It Out of New York City
Enforcing a 2010 law limiting capacity of long guns to five rounds
