Rights and Democracy
Misguided U.S. Economic Policies Drive Many Mexicans to Come Here
President Barack Obama did the right thing by supporting comprehensive immigration reform that would place millions of undocumented workers on the path to citizenship. Obama even went a step further, suing the state of Arizona for its unconstitutional and racially profiling immigration law. That law would punish and divide families, many of whose members have worked years for this country.
Kagan’s Fascinating Conversations
Before the hearings for Elena Kagan’s confirmation to the Supreme Court began, the media and political insiders agreed on one thing. It wasn’t that Solicitor General Kagan would come off as too conservative or too liberal, as some commentators claimed. Everyone expected that the confirmation hearings would be boring. And everyone was wrong.
Help Wanted
Private Broadcasting Service
PBS, which has often refused to broadcast films it deemed to be suffering from conflicts of interest, is now distributing a work that violates its own policies, according to the media watchdog Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR).
No Drama, Not Even Angry
The BP oil disaster has been a divisive issue, but on one thing we’re all pretty much agreed: President Obama doesn’t give good mad.
Letters to the Editor: Kaul on Barton and God
As is generally the case, just about all our latest letters to the editor came in response to Donald Kaul’s OtherWords columns.
Keep the Internet Open for All
Perhaps the greatest freedom in a democracy is freedom of speech. Throughout our nation’s history, people have died fighting not only for our right to speak, but for our right to be heard.
Supreme Court Rules Against Crime-Fighting
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling that defined the Second Amendment as the right to keep handguns in homes is ironic.
Leaving Granny Behind
President Obama’s Fiscal Commission–a group of lawmakers, former officials, and other experts charged with developing a bipartisan plan to stabilize our soaring national debt–is primarily holding closed-door hearings. The commission’s co-chairman Alan Simpson, a former Republican senator from Wyoming, recently became an instant YouTube star with his rant against seniors as he exited one of the panel’s sessions. That put Social Security defenders on high alert about what’s going on in these meetings.
Letters to the Editor: Kaul on Kagan and God
Readers tend to love or despise OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul. Here’s the latest on their letters.
