58% Support Stricter Gun Control Laws Today, A 12 Year High 18 Jan 2013 | 10:19 pm

While I bemoaned the fact that Only 44% Support Stricter Gun Control Laws, A Record Low in a post on Oct 9 2009, the situation today is quite different: More from Gallup.

1,013 People Have Died From Guns Since Newtown 18 Jan 2013 | 10:05 pm

Slate is providing a fantastic public service that should terrify the NRA: "an interactive, crowdsourced tally of the toll firearms have taken since Dec. 14". Use it. Add to it. Be appalled by it. How...

Does 'Moochers Against Welfare' Explain It? 18 Feb 2012 | 09:25 am

At the end of the  mind blowingly counterintuitive post The More Dependent on the Government You Are, the More You Want to Cut It! I asked, Anyone have any ideas as to what could be going on? Though...

Does 'Moochers Against Welfare' Explain It? 18 Feb 2012 | 04:25 am

At the end of the mind blowingly counterintuitive post The More Dependent on the Government You Are, the More You Want to Cut It! I asked, Anyone have any ideas as to what could be going on? Though I ...

The More Dependent on the Government You Are, the More You Want to Cut It! 15 Feb 2012 | 08:13 am

If you haven't read this excellent NY Times story, Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It, yet you should. One section of it, however, just blew me away: One of the oldest criticisms of...

The More Dependent on the Government You Are, the More You Want to Cut It! 15 Feb 2012 | 03:13 am

If you haven't read this excellent NY Times story, Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It, yet you should. One section of it, however, just blew me away: One of the oldest criticisms of ...

The Future of the Washington Monument 1 Oct 2011 | 01:42 am

GOP Fiscal Hypocrisy On Taxes 1 Sep 2011 | 12:03 am

In today's NY Times, Bruce Bartlett, an economist who has held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul...

GOP Fiscal Hypocrisy On Taxes 31 Aug 2011 | 08:03 pm

In today's NY Times, Bruce Bartlett, an economist who has held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul...

How Much Will Your Town Lose If Prop 3 Passes? 23 Oct 2010 | 12:46 am

Truly scary amounts: check out your town.