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 6:06 AM, Jan 23, 2013 • By GEOFFREY NORMANThe Times is upset that some states are legislating non-compliance with proposed federal gun laws. Even so, sayeth the Times:
State gun laws matter. Of the 10 states with the most restrictive laws, seven also have the lowest gun death rates, according to a study by the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Similarly, lax gun laws correlate to a high level of gun deaths.
Not necessarily. According to this chart, Vermont (where I live) has the least restrictive gun laws in the nation. In spite of this, Vermont ranks among the lowest of the states when it comes to rates of gun violence. And there are, trust me, plenty of guns around and a lot of enthusiasm for gun ownership. After the shooting in Connecticut, the new leader of the overwhelmingly Democratic state senate proposed an "assault rifle ban."
A few days later, he had changed his mind, saying in a written statement that:
It’s painfully clear to me now that little support exists in the Vermont Statehouse for this sort of bill…
This is not to suggest that Vermont should be a model for the nation in much of anything. But it is worth noting. Especially since one of those states where gun laws are very tough is Illinois. And in Chicago, gun killings are depressingly routine.
. . . to ‘free money’ for Medicaid expansion.
Dec 24, 2012, Vol. 18, No. 15 • By ANDREW B. WILSON
If someone who is sinking deeper and deeper into debt comes to you with an offer of “free money,” you would be best advised to:
(a) take the money and run,
Read more... . . . to ‘free money’ for Medicaid expansion.
Dec 24, 2012, Vol. 18, No. 15 • By ANDREW B. WILSON
If someone who is sinking deeper and deeper into debt comes to you with an offer of “free money,” you would be best advised to:
(a) take the money and run,
Read more... 8:05 PM, Nov 6, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERFox News projects Mitt Romney will win Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Obama, the cable news channel predicts, will win Illinois, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia.
Read more... 6:00 AM, Nov 6, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONSince the House passed Obamacare 961 days ago, on March 21, 2010 — two days before President Obama signed it into law — all eyes have been on November 6, 2012. As Bill Kristol wrote on March 22, 2010:
Read more... 11:15 AM, Oct 18, 2012 • By ROBERT K. KELNERIn election law, as in so many things, the word “reform,” when associated with a new idea, is usually a sure sign that mischief is afoot.
Read more... 7:15 PM, Oct 5, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONOne month and one day before the most important presidential election in the past quarter of a century and perhaps in the past century and a quarter, Rasmussen Reports shows the race being about as even as it could possibly be. At this point, Rasmussen’s state-by-state polling shows that President Obama would win by the tally of 271 electoral votes to 267 for Mitt Romney.
Read more... 12:00 AM, Aug 10, 2012 • By KATE HAVARDA new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce finds that, when it comes to “threatening or disruptive behavior,” union members have far more rights—or, at least, far more license—than their fellow Americans.
Read more... 1:40 PM, Jun 14, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONWe’re a long way from November 6 (145 days for those who are keeping score at home), but Rasmussen’s latest polling of likely voters in states across the land shows Mitt Romney currently leading President Barack Obama in the quest for electoral votes. In fact, if the 9 key swing states were each to go according to Rasmussen’s latest polling, a
Read more... And why it will be surprising if he wins in Louisiana — or Indiana.9:05 AM, Mar 21, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONWhile it’s clear that regional variations have played a role thus far in the Republican primaries — with Mitt Romney doing well in the Northeast but not in the South, for example — breaking down the contests along other lines might help shed some additional light on the race.
Read more... 8:36 AM, Feb 23, 2011 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSON
Most of the focus on public employee unions emphasizes the fact that states are going bankrupt and that states can’t continue to give these unions the almost obscene perks they have gotten in the past. But that misses the more fundamental point.
Read more... In the Wisconsin union battle, the Obama administration is supporting Democrats' biggest campaign cash cow over a governor that wants needed reforms.2:42 PM, Feb 18, 2011 • By MARK HEMINGWAYIn evaluating the battle over public sector unions in Wisconsin, it's worth considering for a moment the state of American unionism. It's not a pretty picture, as far as unions are concerned.
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