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February 23, 2013

The Local Politics of Sequestration

Which is a better indicator of how Americans will feel about the sequester debate: the chatter on cable - or local news?
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Published on February 23, 2013 06:15

Equal Marriage for All

The second ad from the Respect for Marriage coalition:
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Published on February 23, 2013 05:47

Conservative Post-Truth Journalism Harms Conservatism

My latest National Post column is dedicated to post-truth conservatives such as the staff of Breitbart.com, who recently made a national laughingstock of their fellow conservatives.
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Published on February 23, 2013 04:30

February 22, 2013

If the Great Lakes Were in Europe

Thank you BuzzFeed for making our Friday fun!
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Published on February 22, 2013 13:03

Medical Costs Are Killing Us

Steve Brill's cover story for the latest TIME Magazine, a superb look at our broken medical system, is a must-read.
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Published on February 22, 2013 12:45

What's Marriage's Future?

Jon Huntsman made waves yesterday by publishing an op-ed at The American Conservative calling for conservatives to back gay marriage. It's an opinion I share, but his grounding of the argument in conservative principles was quite curious.
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Published on February 22, 2013 11:30

Pot's Got a Gangster Problem

Close to 50% of all Americans now favor the legalization of marijuana. This means that in the next few years, other states will most likely follow the models of Washington State and Colorado, and attempt to legalize cannabis for recreational purposes.
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Published on February 22, 2013 10:49

Petition to Legalize Unlocking Your Cell Phone Has Reached the 100,000 Mark!

As I reported on Wednesday, in order to receive an official White House response, the petition still needed 13,000 signatures by Saturday. Good news! The official number as of Friday was 108,187. Let's hope President Obama sees how ridiculous this ban is!
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Published on February 22, 2013 09:54

Africa's Small Arms Race

Well, this ought to be interesting.
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Published on February 22, 2013 08:47

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