President Obama was asked recently if he was going to be able to get anything of substance done over the remainder of his time in office (the phrase was something like “Do you have any juice left?”). The President replied that he couldn’t force Republicans to “behave.” And Democrats said, “You tell ’em, Mr. President! […]
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A month ago, I wrote that I had a new book that would soon be available. Now it is. Four offers readers 4 stories by 4 previously-published authors. Ann Lovell told a story that wrestles with the evils of human trafficking. It centers on a teenager from Thailand. It’s an eye-opening story, which makes it
President Obama has decided to give back $20,000 worth of his salary to the Treasury Department to show solidarity with government employees who will soon feel the sting of the sequestration. Curiously, Richard Cohen, who usually falls on the liberal side of things, was critical of the President in a Washington Post article entitled “Obama’s
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I was reading a book (actually, it was an e-book, but I realize that as you read this, you don’t care), and I came across a fascinating story. The book was The old Religion in a New World by Mark A. Noll. If you are wondering why I am reading such a such a thing
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3 stories today: Republican Rand Paul filibustered for half a day in the Senate because he is upset that the Obama White House is claiming the right to order unmanned drone attacks against American citizens on American soil. Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have complained about Paul’s complaining. It’s a surprisingly complicated issue.
