The NRSC Called: They Can't Have My Money (Yet)

by | Jul 29, 2015 | Articles

I get emails and phone calls every week from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Don't get me wrong: I love the US Senate! They are the august body, the chamber where hot, heated populist ideas go to cool off. Unfortunately, it seems that in the last few...

Common Core on the Rise (or Fall)

by | Jul 28, 2015 | Articles

I was not worried about Common Core for a long time. Frankly, what difference did it make what kind of curriculum our kids were receiving in the classroom. As long as young people had good teachers, good parents, or at least a strong support system in place, it would...

Yes, Chafee is That Awful

by | Jul 28, 2015 | Articles

I recently posted an article called “RI’s Lincoln Chafee: Awful Awful”. I could not resist writing a delicious send-up against the former governor, likening him to the signature Rhode Island ice cream beverage.   I received a lengthy comment from one detractor...

The Democratic Party: Movin' Like Bernie

by | Jul 27, 2015 | Articles

The Democratic Party: Movin' Like Bernie Independent Socialist US Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is rising in the polls, threatening Hillary Clinton along her left-flank. As soon as he announced, the jokes started flowing about "Weekend at...

WashPo Calls Friedrichs "Bush v. Gore II"

by | Jul 27, 2015 | Articles

The Washington Post seemed comfortable buoying the enfeebled efforts of Big Labor. The latest political commentary to come forward about the Friedrichs v. California decision suggest that the Supreme Court will tip its hand in some unfair way, as if SCOTUS is going to...