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The Unbearable Weakness of Mitt Romney
Why Super Tuesday Won’t Deliver a Knockout Blow
This year’s Super Tuesday will be “super” in the most obvious way: Ten states with a total of 437 delegates will make their decisions on the same day. What will be the upshot of all these contests? Below, a guide to what is likely to happen and how to interpret the results: READ MORE >>
Santorum and the Idiocy of Home Schooling
Nevada Gets a Plan for a Better Economy
Washington is paralyzed by politics and debt, but states and regions are moving to renew the drifting U.S. economy themselves. READ MORE >>
When President Obama took office, most environmental activists assumed that their cause would still meet resistance in Washington DC—they just assumed it would be located in Congress. But according to activists, a chief opponent of environmental causes has turned out to be within the White House itself: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). READ MORE >>
‘Bottom Up’ Economic Development Gains Traction
States across the nation are increasingly recognizing the crucial role that regions and metropolitan areas play in their economies. Just last week, Nevada leaders nodded their heads a lot during the release of a big report there about how states should “aid and abet” regional efforts to develop smart sector and cluster strategies to boost growth. READ MORE >>
Obama's Shrewd NCLB Strategy
[Guest post by Simon van Zuylen-Wood] READ MORE >>
Obama's Plan a Chance to Get Strategic on Infrastructure
The focus on infrastructure in President Obama’s jobs speech was much-anticipated and necessary. While much the attention is on increasing funding for fixing roads and bridges, the president also reiterated the call to improve the way the federal government invests in infrastructure. (“No more earmarks. No more boondoggles. No more bridges to nowhere.”) He also called for the kind of transformative infrastructure investments that made the U.S. an economic superpower. READ MORE >>
Why Do Republicans Hate Democracy?
Richard Cordray, President Obama's choice to head the new consumer financial protection bureau, came to Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearings on Tuesday. And, by all accounts, even Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee were impressed. Via ABC News: READ MORE >>
I've now heard two anecdotal instances of people receiving this chain email: Subject: FW: Driver beware READ MORE >>
