GOP Face Setbacks in Restricting Voting Laws on College Campuses
From today’s Boston Globe: Alarmed over young people increasingly proving to be a force for Democrats at the ballot box, Republican lawmakers in a number of states have been trying…
Why Gay Rights Is a Republican Value
From today’s New York Times: Conservatives support freedom, which is why they should oppose job discrimination against LGBTQ Americans. This week, more than 2,000 signatories — members of Congress, women’s…
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Growth Without Jobs
From yesterday’s NYT editorial: In a statement last Wednesday — just hours after the government reported headline-grabbing economic growth of 4 percent in the second quarter —the Federal Reserve said it would continue…
From “gridlock” to “disaster politics”
The word “gridlock” is commonly used to describe politics as usual in Washington. It signals not only an inability to compromise, but also an inability to govern. Democrats and Republicans…