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Arizona Loses a Sane Voice on the Rightnew

The untimely end of a pugnacious GOP blogger serves as a reminder that not all Republicans are created equal.

Phoenix New Times | Stephen Lemons | 04-03-2013 | Commentary

Is Homeland Security creating a national, drone-based police force?new

Every neighborhood has a walking guy. He's the one who always seems to be out there exercising in every kind of weather. He's an institution, as much a part of the neighborhood as the pool or the park. My husband is our neighborhood's walking guy.

Charleston City Paper | Tara Servatius | 03-20-2013 | Commentary

State of the San Antonionew

Mayor Julián Castro had big shoes to fill delivering his State of the City speech last week –– namely, his own.

San Antonio Current | Michael Barajas | 03-06-2013 | Commentary

Is Charleston becoming an economic powerhouse?new

Twenty years ago, it was assumed that Charlotte would be the next big East Coast economic powerhouse, the only Southern city that stood a chance of one day rivaling Atlanta economically and culturally. No other town was thought to have the stuff to pull it off.

Charleston City Paper | Tara Servatius | 02-27-2013 | Commentary

The Ten Weirdest Members of Congressnew

Just because you got elected to public office doesn't mean you're completely normal. We take a look at 10 of the weirdest members currently holding a position of power in the government. Spoiler alert: Texas shows up 3 times.

Houston Press | Caleb Hannan | 02-27-2013 | Commentary

The U.S. is Stuck

We haven’t had a major social or political revolution since the 1960s. It’s been too long. Like the Soviet Union, we must develop – scrapping long-held assumptions and reconsidering everything from scratch – or collapse.

Maui Time | Ted Rall | 02-22-2013 | Commentary

Whose Money Is It Anyway?new

Government officials should take better care with taxpayer money.

Folio Weekly | Denise Reagan | 02-21-2013 | Commentary

Between Man and His Godnew

Some really smart people knew that when they wrote the First Amendment, which includes two intertwining clauses to ensure that no one abridges our freedom of religion by trying to establish their own. Put simply, the government doesn't get to pick or establish or force any particular faith or its prayers and practices, because that obviously endangers freedom of religion for all of us.

Jackson Free Press | Donna Ladd | 02-15-2013 | Commentary

The New Era of Conspiracy Thinkingnew

Why people die when we talk about gun control.

Boulder Weekly | Joel Dyer | 02-07-2013 | Commentary

The Miseducation of Pat McCrorynew

In an ethics course, topics might include: Is it ethical to shut poor people out of health care because the boys at the country club—and in the General Assembly—already have health care?

INDY Week | Bob Geary | 02-06-2013 | Commentary

Tags: health care, liberal arts

The Fall of Ray Naginnew

For all his talk of "changing the paradigm" at New Orleans City Hall, former Mayor Ray Nagin's arc from telegenic reformer to accused crook followed an all-too-familiar plot line: He started out full of ideals and good intentions, and then, step by step, one small seduction and compromise at a time, proceeded down his personal road to perdition.

Gambit | Clancy DuBos | 02-04-2013 | Commentary

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