A news crew from KSTP, ABC channel 5 in Minneapolis, was assaulted today during a visit to Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy. Two men confronted the journalists who had gone to the school to obtain a comment from the school about a state Department of Education finding against the school. In an attempt to report about…
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Democratic Popular Vote
The NY Times says that Hillary Clinton may win the reported popular vote when the dust settles on the Democratic party primaries and, like Al Gore before her, be left out in the cold, electorally speaking. Ironic that such a thing should happen to the Democrats after 8 years of claiming that Gore’s victory in…
Bob Barr. Who?
Marc Ambinder has Russ Verney’s first major statement as the campaign manager for Bob Barr here. According to Doug Bandow, Barr’s senior policy advisor: Congressman Barr is poised to have a huge impact on the public policy debates and political history. His will be no ordinary presidential campaign. Verney: …consider this outline : early October:…
Credit Crash Coming?
At the Washington Post, Kevin Phillps compares financial and business trends in the U.S. to those of other, failed global empires and finds our situation unenviable: The U.S. economy faces unprecedented debt levels, soaring commodity prices and sliding home prices, to say nothing of a weak dollar. Despite the recent stabilization of the economy, some…
Defending Judicial Activism
Mark at Publius Endures wrote a couple of keen posts about the gay marriage decision in California and the role of the judiciary in controlling the law. In the first, Mark defends judicial activism by quoting extensively from Alexander Hamilton’s writings in the Federalist Papers. Interesting reading. The constitutional republic that is the United States,…
Schlafly Honored, Hundreds Turn Away
The University of Washington honored one of its own when Phyllis Schlafly was presented with an honorary doctorate degree at today’s commencement. Unfortunately, the ceremony was marred by students and faculty who turned their backs to her while the award was being presented. Some applauded while Schlafly was hooded. But about a third of the…
One Man’s Humor is Another’s Apology Waiting to Happen
Mike Huckabee is a great speaker, from the way he connects with an audience to his cadence to his ability to improvise. He’s a funny guy who’s quick with a joke and a smile. But like a comedian who’s got them giggling and makes one quip too many going for the full belly laugh, Huckabee’s…
Fighting Fires with Money
The main reason that California’s fires are such a problem is because of the proximity of housing enclaves to the repeat burn zones. Firefighters do extraordinary work saving homes each and every year in California. But should they have to? It might be time to decide. Fire season seems to be starting early in the…
Truant’s Dad Out of Jail
In Ohio, parents are responsible for forcing their children to attend school, even to the point of doing actual jail time should a repeat truant continue to defy their authority. In a victory of sorts, Brian Gegner has been sprung from jail after serving 9 days because of his now 18-year-old daughter’s pitiful attendance record. …
Why Barack Obama will be President
Hillary Clinton has received the votes of approximately 48% of the popular vote thus far in the Democratic primary, some 1% less than Barack Obama. She has a lot support, some of it very intensely felt – to the point that some of her supporters say that they’ll vote for John McCain instead of Obama,…