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PublishedJanuary 18, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Citizens United case has placed elections in peril
Saturday will mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The vultures it unleashed now are coming home to roost.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2012
OUR OPINION: Obama gets star for raising SBA to Cabinet level
Every once in a while, President Barack Obama decides to confound Republicans and combat his image as an anti-capitalist by presenting himself as an advocate for business.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2012
OUR OPINION: Romney takes his place as leader of the pack, for sure
For months, you might have guessed that "Mitt" was Mitt Romney's middle name. His first name seemed to be "putative frontrunner." Or "nominal frontrunner." Or "apparent frontrunner."
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: More planets than stars
For millennia, we thought our little solar system of eight planets -- nine, if you count Pluto, as some sentimentalists still do -- was unique in the universe. Then, in 1994, astronomers began to discover extra solar planets, and even though we weren't alone anymore, it seemed as if we were still part of a pretty exclusive club.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012
OUR OPINION: Candidates rate second chance to earn ‘clean’ funds
In politics, very little free speech is free. The more money a candidate spends, the better his chances to win the election. And the more money a candidate raises, the more favors the soon-to-be-elected official will owe.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2012
OUR OPINION: LePage could make a powerful point on King Day
A year ago, on the Friday before Martin Luther King Day, Gov. Paul LePage delivered a vulgar on-camera insult to the NAACP that has dogged him throughout his first year in office, and probably will stay with him for his whole administration.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: A $%& good reason to curse
The Chicago Tribune editorial page endorses swearing. Loudly. (We endorse swearing loudly, that is; our endorsement itself is sotto voce.)
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Giffords is making a miracle comeback
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords returned to the scene of the crime for the first time on Sunday.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2012
OUR OPINION: Expulsion doesn’t have to mean end of kid’s education
We have a juvenile justice system for a reason: As a society, we don't believe that adolescents always have the capacity to make good choices, so when a young person commits what would be a crime if it was committed by an adult, the justice system is focused on rehabilitation, not punishment.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2012
OUR OPINION: We need total ban on drivers using cellphones
We tolerate a certain amount of risk every time we get behind the wheel of a car or truck, but as a society we make and enforce rules to minimize that risk.
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