politics

Stimulus Package Is Not the Same as Stimulus Check

Kelly Phillips Erb
November 10, 2008 03:23

If you watched President Elect Obama’s first press conference, you might have heard him say: The one thing I can say with certainty is that we are going to need to see a stimulus package passed either before or after inauguration. For some, that translated to: another check is on the...

Rahm Emanuel, tort reformer

November 09, 2008 19:28

Yes, that's one of those headlines that warrants two questions marks, an ellipsis and seven footnotes, but still... Reviewing the voting record for President-elect Obama's designated chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, we see he has a few good votes on...

On the agenda in Oklahoma

November 09, 2008 16:41

Unlike most of the country, the Sooner State saw a Republican trend in voting last week, and supporters of liability reform hope to be among the beneficiaries (via TortsProf)....

US Catholics Did Not Heed Bishops' Message on Abortion in this Election

Caitlin E. Borgmann
November 08, 2008 23:44

NY Times: Catholics and Choice (in the Voting Booth), by Peter Steinfels: Anyone constructing a list of the big losers on Tuesday would probably include the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops. Will that fact be candidly addressed when the United States...

New at Forbes.com: RFK Jr. to EPA?

November 08, 2008 14:47

I've got a new opinion column just out at Forbes.com on the reports that president-elect Obama may be considering America's Most Irresponsible Public Figure®, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Earlier this week I posted on...