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Is This Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Newest Substance Abuse Scandal?

A couple of disclaimers here. The Toronto Star is a paper notoriously hostile to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. The video in question comes from unreliable sources. Etcetera and etcetera. Caveat lector.

Here Comes the House Immigration Bill

The most interesting part of Politico's report that a House immigration bill will be here soon is that it will be a comprehensive bill.

Socialism is a Pretty Crappy System

Socialism has caused a shortage of toilet paper in Venezuela, and the Atlantic's Jordan Weissmann says it like it is:

I Can't Wait to Eat Cicadas

The Daily Beast's Brian Ries chatted with an entymologist on the question everyone is asking: can you eat cicadas?

Comments Are Back!

The comments section is once again open. Apologies on the downtime.

Playing With the Labor Markets

Noah Millman with a very interesting liberal perspective on immigration and wages over at The American Conservative. Best passage:

Curious if There's Any 'There' There in the Benghazi Emails? Read Them Here

Cheers to Yahoo! News' Chris Wilson for this innovative style of publishing the Benghazi emails the White House recently released. Read them, and decide for yourself if you think there's a scandal here.

The Population Side of Immigration Reform

The Census Bureau is projecting that international migration will soon be the primary driver of U.S. population growth, which hasn't been the case since 1850.

It's Our Apostrophe, Government, And We'll Do What We Choose With It

The Wall Street Journal recounts the history of the federal government's war on the apostrophe:

Scandal Won't Win GOP Seats in 2014

This should be fairly obvious, but can we not spend the next year so filled with rage that we forget to offer the public an agenda of our own? Kudos to National Review for urging caution among the conservative ranks: