Policy
Drone Poster Artist Arrested, NYPD Does Not Find Satire Amusing
It's good to know the New York Police Department can take a little good-natured ribbing about hypothetical future policing tactics.
Higher Taxes, Smaller Government?
To curb spending, Republicans will have to insist on clear, enforceable measures to induce greater discipline, and stick to them.
How Tampa's Surveillance State Profited from the Republican National Convention
The GOP convention gave a powerful boost to Tampa law enforcement.
Please read this if you think deficits don't matter and that spending doesn't drive deficits.
Or, Fun Facts About the Fiscal Cliff!
Chicago School Closing Decisions Pushed Back
Maybe the world will end and nobody will have to make an unpopular choice
House Votes to Support Foreign STEM Student Bill
Would make green cards more available to visitors studying math, science
DOE Launches "Manhattan Project" for Battery Innovation
Hopefully they will not be dropped on Japan
Illinois Medical Pot Supporters Fear Monopoly Efforts
Two businessmen accused of trying to block legalization in order to arrange control over market
Louisiana School Voucher Program Ruled Unconstitutional
Apparently deciding where you want your kid to go to school is not a right
UK Press Lauds Cameron over Objection to Media Regulation
Some things are not that surprising
Officials Mull Partial Restart of SoCal Nuclear Plant
Plant has been shut down for most of year due to safety problems
Principal Punishes High School Boys by Making Them Hold Hands
Why, that's the worst thing two boys could ever do!
President Obama Wants To Overhaul the Tax Code By August 1
The Devil is, as always, in the details
Miami-Dade Proposal To Use Prison Labor Called Unconstitutional
There's a name for workers brought to the job in chains
Government Official Finally Imagines End to War on Terror
Of course, it's vague and lacks a timeline
Coach Free of Child-Porn Charges After Judge Agrees That Images Were Harmless
He recorded his kids dancing, for crying out loud
As Mexican Economy Booms, Strapped Californians Illegally Move South
Reversing the old migration pattern. Really.
Fiscal Cliff Would Slash Physicians' Medicare Compensation
And we're talking about getting the government more involved in medicine because ...
Obama Accuses Congress of Offering a "Lump of Coal" for Christmas
Coal which the president would then tax at a rather high rate
WI Governor Told that "Layers and Layers" of Red Tape Smother Business
Furniture maker says regulatory mandates are impossible to follow
MI Teacher Suspended Over Song Against Gay-Bashing
Yes, meatheads are still in charge in lots of places
Charter School Authorizers Seek Tougher Regulation
An opportunity to strangle the increasingly popular education option
WA Initiative Would Let Voters Ban Traffic Cameras
The state Supreme Court ruled they have no right to a say
Mandated Mental Health Coverage Stalled Because Obama Administration Never Issued Rules
Not that the mandate is right or sensible, but four years of bureaucratic delay is very telling
Debates Over Medicaid Expansion Fuel Next Round of Political Battles
Obamacare becomes the gift that keeps on giving (ulcers)
FAA Will Conduct Privacy Tests With Drones
Don't get excited; they probably want to make sure they're sufficiently intrusive
French Threat To Nationalize Mittal Likely To Scare Off Business
If you already have a business-unfriendly rep, stealing companies doesn't help
When Times Got Tough, Colorado Springs Residents Replaced Taxes With Self-Reliance
And the world did not end
