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Rubio’s False Promise
Sen. Marco Rubio will release his memoir, “An American Son” in June. In what his publisher is billing as an inspirational story, the Florida Republican writes about his family’s emigration from Cuba, and details the sacrifices that his working-class parents made so he could succeed.
Let’s Protect Children, Not Guns
The Children’s Defense Fund dedicated our report Protect Children, Not Guns 2012 to the memory of Trayvon Martin and the thousands of other children and teenagers killed by guns in America. Guns killed a total of 5,740 kids in 2008 and 2009, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
If Congress passed stronger laws and closed loopholes, it would save lives.
High-Speed Collusion
The iPad3. The Kindle Fire. The Galaxy Nexus. It seems like every few months an amazing new wireless device is unveiled. Consumers benefit from all this wireless innovation. However, the foundation for this success — a competitive market for high-speed Internet access — is in serious jeopardy.
Breathing While Black
The radical conservative majority of the Supreme Court delivered yet another bizarre opinion the other week. It ruled that police and jail officials can strip search anyone arrested for anything, no matter how minor the violation or how upstanding the suspect.
The GOP’s Money Man
Not only is Mitt Romney the GOP’s rich-man candidate for president, but his last name actually spells “money.” Just drop the “R,” move the “m” in front of the “o” — and there it is! In fact, put the “R” in parentheses and you’ve got “(Republican) Money.”
Crime Watch
The Poor as Collateral Damage
One of the major thorns in the side of capitalism is the persistence of the poor. Jesus warned that they would always be with us, and was He ever right. There just seems to be an endless supply of troubled citizens who can’t make a go of it.
The Great White Mancave
The Lineup: Week of April 9-15, 2012
In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, we’ve got four Tax Day op-eds.
Taxation without Representation
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. I’ll give them some taxation without representation.
