Before the end of this term for the United States Supreme Court, the Court will hear cases relating to the health insurance reform act and contested Congressional redistricting plans. To…
The decennial ritual of creating new Congressional districts because of the census always devolves into partisan battles, particularly in the thirty-six states that allow the state legislature to draw the…
One of the changes desired in immigration law has been a loosening of restrictions on educated, skilled workers, in particular, those who have been educated in the United States and…
The Alabama Anti-Immigration Law was 72 pages long. First, Federal District Court Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn struck down the parts of the law barring illegal immigrants from enrolling in public…
Did you know that entering the United States without permission – being an “illegal immigrant” – is a misdemeanor? In addition to a fine, the jail term would be less…
There are 2.7 million Afghans living as refugees in Pakistan and Iran. Pick a point in Afghanistan’s modern history and you can find people fleeing the seemingly neverending conflicts in…
Regular viewers of The Daily Show know that Jon Stewart is Jewish, a fact that makes the show’s “reports” on the Middle East more impressive as the “correspondents” take swipes…
Rick Perry and The Ghost Of Hunting Camps Past
Rick Perry, in the tradition of Southern politicians, used his private West Texas hunting camp to host lawmakers, friends and supporters of his career. It wasn’t too hard to find…
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