It may be historically inaccurate to say that the 112th U.S. Congress is on track to do less than any Congress in history. But, let’s face it. Less than zero is a bar under which not even a snake could slither. When John Boehner became U.S. House speaker last January, he…
Here’s what’s amazing about events in New York City, and Austin, and Denver, and Miami, and 62 other locations so far. We were thinking that young people were off soaking their brains in social media ooze — overly expressive chipmunks, angry birds, double rainbows. Instead, what do you know? They were paying attention to stuff…
Here’s what’s amazing about events in New York City, and Austin, and Denver, and Miami, and 62 other locations so far. We were thinking that young people were off soaking their brains in social media ooze — overly expressive chipmunks, angry birds, double rainbows. Instead, what do you know? They were paying attention to stuff…
Hey, we get it. The state of Arizona pleads almost frantically on its “Build the Border Fence” web site that walls work. Take the triple-layer fence America’s tax dollars built to buffet the southern flank of Yuma, Ariz., under the Bush administration. The state calls it “extraordinarily successful,” thwarting “95 percent of illegal crossings in…