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- Surprising phrase from Pres. Obama - IRS conduct "contrary to our traditions" http://t.co/Hmj9m199K6 Not "violates our fundamental values"? 10:23:07 PM May 13, 2013 from web
- "all campaign “reform” proposals regulate political speech. And all involve the IRS in allocating speech rights." http://t.co/LwrAPMCKtG 10:14:02 PM May 13, 2013 from web
- "the myth that the tentacles of the regulatory state are administered by disinterested operatives" http://t.co/LwrAPMCKtG 10:13:11 PM May 13, 2013 from web
- "stigmatizes as the vice of cynicism what actually is the virtue of skepticism" http://t.co/LwrAPMCKtG 10:12:31 PM May 13, 2013 from web
- "Not even divided government is safe government, but it beats the alternative." http://t.co/LwrAPMCKtG 10:11:54 PM May 13, 2013 from web
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Kristof Admires the Military as a Model for Providing Social Services
Nicholas Kristof in the NY Times this morning writes approvingly of the US military as a model for the way society should take care of people. A few key extracts… The United States armed forces knit together whites, blacks, Asians … Continue reading
Paid Parental Leave
MSNBC.com published an article this week citing a report by the organization Human Rights Watch that claims the US is “decades behind” other countries in having national laws guaranteeing paid parental leave. The report, entitled “Failing its Families”, describes this … Continue reading
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