They took the bait
By all accounts, Republicans finally made the move Democrats were hoping they'd make.14 years ago
Suppose we taxed income less, and carbon more?
Bob Inglis is a former Republican senator from South Carolina-- and how conservative is he?14 years ago
No more gloom and doom
I will not wallow in this gloom and doom talk. I always look for something to be optimistic about, and there it was this morning on CNBC.14 years ago
Gun owners – outed in New York!
There it is - on the website of the Journal News, which covers New York's Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland Counties.14 years ago
Still not buying enough
As far as I could tell, the malls were packed over the holidays.14 years ago
Is he crazy, or just trapped?
Over the weekend NRA chief Wayne La Pierre endorsed the idea of armed and trained officers in every school, paid for by the federal government. And people called him crazy.14 years ago
To protect against tyranny
All over the country, the guns are flying out the door. Not just any guns, but as you might expect, the very guns the President wants to ban on the grounds that in the wrong hands they are just too deadly.14 years ago
It’s time to play ‘fill in the blanks’
Fill in the Blanks is where you get a chance to participate in today's commentary.14 years ago
Tomorrow is the big day
Tomorrow the NRA issues its first statement about the Newtown massacre - it promises to "offer meaningful contributions." But don't think they'll support any kind of weapons ban.14 years ago
How will gun owners respond?
Groups that want more gun control think this is the moment - that the Newtown massacre finally is the kind of outrage that will not so easily fade from peoples' minds.14 years ago
Are we fed up yet?
Is the massacre in Connecticut going to be the watershed that breaks the deadlock on gun control?14 years ago
Here come the coal trains
Along the West Coast there is now a debate over whether to build a string of ports to ship immense amounts of coal to Asia.14 years ago
Is he black enough?
The Redskins' Robert Griffin III, or RG3 as he's known, is an outstanding rookie quarterback -- and he was asked Wednesday what does it mean to be a black quarterback in the NFL.14 years ago
Double check your bungee cord America, it looks like we’re going over
The President is off to Hawaii, with no resolution to the fiscal cliff talks in sight.14 years ago
Blowback
Right-To-Work states are states where even if your workplace is unionized, you're not forced to join the union.14 years ago
What they’re really talking about
Here's the CEO of General Electric, Jeff Immelt, demanding an end to the fiscal cliff tiff: "We need to get this resolved. Now."14 years ago
Do you trust that digital device?
Alex Alben is an intellectual property lawyer in Seattle, he's testified before Congress on Internet piracy, and is certainly no Luddite. But in his book Analog Days, he worries about digital news replacing analog news.14 years ago
Seattle gets even mellower
It's now legal to possess pot in Washington. But will law abiding citizens really feel free to light up since it's still illegal to buy or sell the stuff?14 years ago
A little pep talk
Republicans need a little pep talk. Because it looks like they're going to lose the argument on tax rates for rich people.14 years ago
Nothing to fear! Go ahead and jump…off the fiscal cliff
Still no fiscal cliff deal, but Republicans have put some real tax revenue on the table. And we are now seeing some economists questioning how scared we should really be about what might happen at midnight on December 31st.14 years ago
Let’s take a break from the fiscal cliff to talk about the end of the world
It's an object called NIBIRU.14 years ago
Why not give the company to the company
In 2010, Bob Moore, founder of Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods in Milwaukee Oregon, decided that instead of selling his company when he retired, he'd give it to his employees.14 years ago
