Do facts matter more than social visions? Depressing news about black students scoring far below white students on various mental tests has become so familiar that people in different parts of the ideological spectrum have long ago developed their different explanations for why this is so. But both may have to do some rethinking, ... MORE
With many more trying to. Observe any hiring center for a new Walmart and you will see thousands of individuals eager to become a Walmart associate. Many already have jobs at fast food restaurants, supermarkets, or other retail stores. LaShawn Ross, 29, worked for McDonald’s and Winn-Dixie before taking a job at a brand new ... MORE
The shadow cast by the president's failure. In a March 2008 column, I criticized pundits' concerns about whether America was ready for Barack Obama, suggesting that the more important issue was whether black people could afford Obama. I proposed that we look at it in the context of a historical tidbit. In 1947, Jackie Robinson, after ... MORE
Congress is abdicating its power. In delaying portions of Obamacare, President Barack Obama — the undocumented usurper currently occupying the people’s house — has taken on powers not granted him under the Constitution. This is very simple to understand, yet most people seem to be turning a blind eye to the fact. ... MORE
by Baylen Linnekin. Last month the San Francisco city council introduced a proposal
to tax soda at a rate of two cents per ounce. The tax, which would
have to be approved by voters, would add a whopping $1.44 to the
cost of a six-pack of soda. The council liked the idea so much that
they soon
introduced a competing proposal to tax soda ... MORE
by Rick Moran. Things are so bad that one candidate for governor in Georgia, Jason Carter, is banking on people being nostalgic for the good old days when his grandfather Jimmy was president. Politico: Carter, a 38-year-old Duke- and University of Georgia-educated lawyer with an attractive young family, is a respected voice in the state Senate, ... MORE
Dictating legislation through regulation. Remember that huge flap earlier this year about how the Internal Revenue Service was targeting tea party and other conservative groups that had applied for tax exempt status — subjecting them to pages of questions and long delays simply for a reply? Well now the Obama administration has ... MORE