Politics
Freakonomics/NYT: A Case for Open Immigration
The Freakonomics Blog at the New York Times is running a great piece called 'A Case for Open Immigration'. One of the most poignant statements for me is,
'...by trying to protect the country from the phantom menace of immigration, officials could end up turning the U.S. into a police state.'
Michigan government to shut down
The Michigan government will be shutting down due to a budget crisis. (Primary Source, via Digg)
Reasons to Vote for Ron Paul in the 2008 Presidential primary: #2
In June and July 2006, Paul voted "no" against the Internet Gambling Bill and Online Gambling Ban Amendment. The first billed sought to ban all forms of non-regulated online gambling, the second sought to amend the ban to all forms of online gambling.
Reasons to Vote for Ron Paul in the 2008 Presidential primary: #1
Since Dr. Ronald Paul filed for a Presidential Exploratory Committee (near bottom of page) last week, I decided that now would be a good time to start getting the word out for him. Every couple days or so, I will post a new reason why Ron Paul should not only get the GOP vote for President come primaries, but everyone's vote.
Reason #1
NCLB not working?
Believe it or not, the New York Times reports that the Bush Administration's No Child Left Behind policy is failing to close the gap in achievement between black and white children. With Democrats in power now, I find it unlikely that they will produce better policy.
No matter how you cut it, Statism is Statism
Just like everyone else who was ready to see a shift in government, I admit that I started to get
caught up in the hoopla surrounding the Democrats in power, but then I took a step back and realized something. Statism is Statism
