FDA Proposes New Food Safety Rules
Would control how some agricultural products are processed
Policy
What's Wrong With a Copyright Alert System?
Internet service providers have a new plan to crack down on illegal downloads and peer-to-peer file sharing. Should digital activists be worried?
Stop Talking About Freedom and Start Protecting It
Lawmakers pay lip service to liberty while trampling it under foot.
Michele Bachmann Introduces First Bill of 113th Congress
H.R. 45 would repeal all of Obamacare
Sen. Cornyn: "It May be Necessary to Partially Shut Down the Government"
Says doing so would "restore fiscal sanity"
Connecticut Legislator Wants to Publish Names and Addresses of Handgun Permit Holders
Thinks this will make communities safer
Marijuana Crops Causing Damage to Habitats in California
Growers operating in the unregulated undergrowths
D.C. Police Chief Speaks out in Favor of Tougher Gun Control
Says fall in murder rate in the nation's capital shows that gun control works
U.S. State Department Doesn't Approve of Google Executive Chairman's Visit to North Korea
Says the timing is not helpful
New Civil Rights Group Joins Michigan Affirmative Action Battle
Called XIV Foundation after the 14th Amendment
Libertarian Party Hoping to Recover $214K
Spent the money in Pennsylvania fighting Republican attempt to keep the party off the ballot
Financial Transaction Tax Tanks in France
In response to the trendy levy, investors just shifted gears into unaffected instruments
Federal Reserve Officials Divided Over Continuing Bond Purchases
Some say keeping rates artificially low, indefinitely, is a bad idea
$9.7 Billion Sandy Bailout Vote Set for Friday
It'll replenish the National Flood Insurance Program, which is actually part of the problem
Current TV Deal May Have Been Rushed To Avoid Higher 2013 Taxes
Big government for thee, but not for me
Feds Approve Several New State Health Exchanges
Not that they're built out or working yet, of course
Federal Labor Board Says Charter School Should Be Treated as Private School
The public-private partnerships often fall into a gray zone regarding their legal treatment
Massive National Debt Hangs Over Obama Presidency
Spends like a drunken sailor and skates on the bill
U.S. "Will Declare Victory and Run" From Afghanistan, Says Taliban
Actually, that sounds like a fine idea
CA Eases Controls on Dangerous Prisoners, Sees Surge in Crime
Reforms were meant for low-risk inmates, but ...
The Five Worst Op-Eds of 2012
Bad arguments and bad writing from the nation's top opinionmongers
ACLU: Defense Bill Conscience Clause Could Shield Discrimination
Accommodating principles and beliefs might encompass bigotry, says the group
