Mick Mulvaney’s Common Sense Defense Cut
U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) gained a major legislative victory this week as the House passed a taxpayer-friendly amendment to the 2014 defense appropriations bill. Mulvaney’s amendment...
Letters
Lazenby: On Baby Veronica
The South Carolina Supreme Court declined Wednesday to rehear the case of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, a court battle that began in South Carolina...
Stopping Patent Trolls
Patents are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution as a means to “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” Yet, in recent years, abusive and...
Lazenby: On The Verdict
George Zimmerman was acquitted last night of both second degree murder and manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin on Feb 26, 2012....
Lazenby: The Shadow Supreme Court
America’s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court has become in essence a parallel Supreme Court – a “shadow” court, if you will. This has created...
Lazenby: Nevada Victories
Two major victories for drug de-criminalization and public health, which go hand-in-hand, were recently scored in Nevada. The state’s medical marijuana law, first passed in 1998,...
Lazenby: ACA, Premiums And Costs
According to a statement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last month, American consumers saved $3.9 billion on health insurance premiums in 2012...
Lazenby: Filibusters Good For Democracy
A remarkable thing happened in Texas last night (and early this morning). It began on the day before the 10th anniversary of the death of...
Marchant: Gay Rights Need Strong President
As we await the decisions of some key cases before the United States Supreme Court, it reminds me of a wonderful opportunity I had earlier...
Lazenby: Defending Obama’s Speech In Ireland
Last week our founding editor wrote a piece about comments U.S. President Barack Obama made regarding religious education in Northern Ireland. “If towns remain divided – if...