Wednesday, December 26, 2012

America’s Real Problem isn’t the Fiscal Cliff, it’s the Fiscal Canyon

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The current Congress may or may not address the Fiscal Cliff before 2012 ends.  But even if it does, the odds are that any solution it affix...
Saturday, December 22, 2012

Safety in Schools, Embassies, and Prisons: What do we know what works

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Safety is on our minds as we receive two reports this week.  The first is the NRA long-awaited press conference on how to promote school saf...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Case for a Federal Uniform Voting RIghts Act

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Note:  This blog originally appeared in my October, 2012 PA Times column. The Electoral College met on November 17, and formally wrapped ...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

After Connecticut: Excuses and Lessons Still Not Learned

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Another shooting, life goes on. We saw it before Newtown, Connecticut.    Just a few moths ago in the heat of the presidential race there wa...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

It’s Worse than you think: Quick Thoughts on the Minnesota Fiscal Forecast

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Official reports list the upcoming budget deficit for the State of Minnesota as $1.1 billion.  This according to the state economist and the...
Saturday, December 1, 2012

A Republican Kübler-Ross Moment

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Note:   This essay appeared in the November 30, edition of  Politics in Minnesota.  Please consider subscribing to that publication.  Also,...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

Fear and Panic, Minnesota Republican Style

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    Fear and panic may be the words for now to express how Republicans, conservatives, and business leaders such as Charlie Weaver view the ...