Politics
Commenters Blast Proposed FDA Food Safety Rules
The comment period for two controversial proposed FDA food safety regulations, part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, closed yesterday. What did commenters have to say?
Gov. Walker Doesn't See Social Conservatism as Threat to GOP's Chances
Doesn't think it threatens moderate votes
Obamas to Host French President for State Dinner
They can bond over their citizenry turning against them
Doctor Who Helped US Track Down Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan Charged With Murder
American officials have called him a hero
Liberal Journalists Get Off-the-Record Meeting With President Obama
White House in "full fight mode" says Fox's Juan Williams, who attended
Cigarette Sin-Tax Hike Could Boost Black Markets
"Do-gooder" types are just making the situation worse.
Wired's Louis Rossetto on the Death of the Mega-State and the Digital Revolution
"The priests, the pundits, the politicians and the generals" who create positive change.
How Poker Became a Crime
The capricious federal crackdown on the Internet version of an all-American game
News Agencies Complain of Limited Access at Obama Events
White House pushes its own carefully chosen photographs
Democrat Tom Harkin: Change Senate Rules on Filibusters for Legislation Next
Might opponents have to try an actual filibuster to thwart Senate Democrats?
2014 Obamacare Enrollment Period Already Being Delayed Until After Midterm Elections
Did they once think it would be a boon on election day?
Worried About the Climate? End Subsidies
Reason's science correspondent sends a fourth dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference
Mayor Bloomberg Says He Doesn't Remember Criticizing Bill de Blasio
Not "particularly" at least; Bloomberg expressed displeasure at the entire field of mayoral candidates
Obama, Reid Both Used to Oppose Filibuster Changes
Until it kept them from getting what they wanted
House Votes to Speed Up Approval for Natural Gas Pipelines
Several Democrats sign on to GOP bill
The Obama Administration Plans To Keep Us in Afghanistan
Another campaign promise dies as the U.S. government hammers out a deal to keep troops in a war-torn country.
Grassley: GOP Will Expand Filibuster Rules When in Power
Changes today do not include Supreme Court nominations
California Prepares to Skirt Part of Obamacare Regulations
Will not keep three-month grace period for non-payment
White House Restricts Photographers' Access to Control Images
Bans photojournalists from covering events and then releases own carefully selected pictures instead
FEC Won't Allow Bitcoins for Donations
Request by the Conservative Action Fund whether they could accept them
Senate Democrats Go "Nuclear," Vote Down Party Lines to Change Senate Rules
Simple majority used to alter longstanding rules
Senate Democrats Go Nuclear: Vote to Strike Down Filibuster Rules
Party line vote overturns 200+ year precedent
John F. Kennedy Set a Benchmark for Overambitious Government
JFK and LBJ set out to prove how much the U.S. government could accomplish. They ended up proving how little extravagance can buy.
