No Utopia for Detroit
Until the Motor City fixes its services, liberal and libertarian renewal ideas will remain fantasy
Policy
Greenspan: Another Fiscal Stalemate is "Perfectly Conceivable"
Says he is sympathetic to the views of the Tea Party, but thinks their approach was "undemocratic"
Silicon Valley Preparing For Push To Reform Immigration
Pushing for House to pass a bill by the end of the year
Aurora Detective Describes How James Holmes' Bank Records Were Seized Without a Judge's Permission
Holmes is accused of carrying out the shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado last year
Amnesty International: Drone Strikes in Pakistan Could Constitute War Crimes
Some victims of recent strikes were unarmed
Dallas Independent School District Planning Pilot Program For 3-Year High School Diploma
Will require parental approval
FBI Director Says Congressional Budget Cuts Will Impact the Agency's Abilities
"I'm required to cut 3,500 positions, to cut my operations to the bone, to do things like ration gas money and to stare at the prospect of sending my folks home for an extended period"
Two Connecticut Cops Found Guilty of Violating Civil Rights of Latinos
Face up to 10 years in prison
Striking San Francisco Transit Workers Reach Deal With Management
Details won't be made public until until union leaders discuss terms with members
Kwame Kilpatrick Is Just the Tip of the Corruption Iceberg
His real crime was being less sophisticated than the big players in a system that rewards self-interest while pretending otherwise
CISPA Mounts Yet Another Comeback
Is Sen. Feinstein just simply unable to read the mood on privacy right now?
RNC Files FOIA Request for Obamacare Enrollment Numbers
Well, let us know what they tell you in a year or so
White House Hedges on Individual Healthcare Mandate Delay
Carney says people won't be penalized if they can't get access to ObamaCare, but what does that mean?
Holder Says Number of Mass Shootings Has Tripled in Recent Years
Except the numbers are still extremely low
Europe Pushes Ahead with Tougher Data Privacy Rules
For businesses, not the governments, of course
Sebelius to Testify Before Congress About Obamacare Rollout
Hope it goes better than that John Stewart interview
51 Percent Say Government Shutdown Personally Affected Them
But only 11 percent say it had a major impact
Utah Supreme Court Overturns Gang Injunction
But for procedural reasons, not Constitutional problems
Are Laws Against "Revenge Porn" A Good Idea?
Protecting victims is important, but broad laws threaten everyone's free speech.
Saudi Arabia's Human Rights Record Criticized at the United Nations
Forced labor and lack of rights for women cited
German Newspaper Reports NSA Spied on Mexico's President
Der Spiegel reports Calderón's email was hacked
Police and FBI Investigating Twitter Threat Against Sen. Cruz
User @ArmyVet54, who identifies himself as Troy Gilmore Jr.
Supreme Court To Review Case of Low IQ Man on Death Row in Florida
Freddie Lee Hall's IQ has range of 71-80, Florida prohibits executing inmates with an IQ of lower than 70
