What They Are Saying: 06.10.09
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Half-Baked Alaska: Sarah Palin still isn’t ready for the Big Game Hunt of national politics. [Washington Post]
A legal shootout over the right to own a gun: Conflicting court opinions gun may result in linking the 2nd Amendment with the 14th. [LA Times]
The Ban on Gays in the Military: Washington needs to move forward on eliminating the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that is unfair to gay men and women, as well as damaging to the military. [New York Times]
Humane Capitalism: Is Obama going against a global tide by pushing social democratic capitalism? [Washington Post]
Bill puts tobacco under FDA supervision: Although not perfect, the legislation would subject the industry to the regulatory control of the Food and Drug Administration. [LA Times]
Air crash connections: At first glance, three recent airline accidents appear to have little in common. [USA Today]
Truth in Teaching: Education reform will go nowhere until the states are forced to revamp corrupt teacher evaluation systems. [New York Times]
No Quota Queen: Sotomayor didn’t just choose sides based on race in the firefighters’ case. [Washington Post]
Pawns of Pyongyang: North Korea’s imprisonment of two American journalists poses a diplomatic challenge for the U.S. [LA Times]
Pay Pals: Senator Christopher Dodd should go after, not cozy up to, the payday-loan industry for its egregious exploitation of people’s desperation. [New York Times]
In Kenya, A marvelous story of perseverance [Chicago Tribune] |
