Marc Comtois
President Obama recently exhibited some clumsiness trying to play a shell game on illegal immigrants and health care reform: Even though I do not believe we can extend coverage to those who are here illegally, I also don’t simply believe we can simply ignore the fact that our immigration system is broken,” Mr. Obama said…
Roger Williams University PoliSci Professor and OSPRI Fellow Ernest Greco has a piece in the ProJo advocating for a European style Christian Democrat party. While I don’t think U.S. political ground is as fertile as Greco does for a new political party, he offers a concise summary of the big picture. Unfortunately, too many of…
Council 94 now says they’ll accept the Governor’s proposal if he agrees to remove the “random job reassignment” provisions. “We will move this proposal to an immediate vote of our full membership as soon as the Governor removes the one provision that has nothing to do with the state’s budget.” “Council 94 is willing to…
The ProJo reports on the decision by Council 94 to reject Governor Carcieri’s cost-saving deal, while other unions approved it. The Journal quotes Council 94’s acting executive director Joseph Peckham as saying the 11 to 7 (or 6?) vote as “not even close.” Ooookay. Peckham said he, Downey and Council 94 vice president Jonathan Braddock…
Like Justin, I read Michael Knox Beran’s piece about the loss of the marketplace (the agora) with interest. Beran contrasted the emptying agora (the town square or marketplace) with the filling up of castles both old and new built. Beran points to an upper class culture striven for by the modern day aristocrats (czars and…
The U.S. House of Representatives has joined the Senate in overwhelmingly voting to defund ACORN after recent voter fraud allegations and a grassroots undercover investigation revealed a willingness by ACORN operatives in various states to encourage breaking U.S. law. This follows a decision by the Census Bureau to bar ACORN from assisting in the 2010…
Remember, today is Constitution Day, so take some time and reacquaint yourself with it. Here’s a head start: Preamble We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to…
…well, in this case, I’ll let GQ explain (warning: impolite terminology ahead): The question isn’t whether you’re a douche bag when you go to college. We were all kind of douche bags when we went to college, if we’re going to be honest about it. No, the question for America’s youth is: What kind of…
My last post on “Pro-Prostitution Progressivism” generated a debate on the conservative/libertarian side. Justin entered the fray and, after some back-and-forth in the comments, expanded his thoughts, touching on political philosophy, ideology and making assumptions about those with whom you disagree. Those were his thoughts. As for me, my opposition to indoor prostitution doesn’t stem…