by Lil Tuttle | Feb 11, 2016 | Energy & Environment
In an unexpected move, the Supreme Court this week issued a stay on implementing controversial new EPA regulations on U.S. power plants until a lawsuit filed by 27 states against the EPA rules can be fully adjudicated in the courts. How you react to the decision...
by Lil Tuttle | Jan 26, 2016 | National Security & Immigration
The Supreme Court agreed last week to hear a challenge brought by Texas and 25 other states on the constitutionality of President Obama's executive decision in 2014 to grant de facto legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants. The Administration's...
by Lil Tuttle | Jan 26, 2016 | Education
Buying that first car is a real learning curve for everyone. Not-so-smart buyers let salesmen's promises and emotional appeal influence our decisionmaking. The learning curve in that case happens after the purchase when we realize that we've paid far too much...
by Lil Tuttle | Jan 19, 2016 | Culture, Feminism & Sexuality, Policy Paper
by Connie Marshner In June 2016, the Supreme Court will issue a major decision on abortion. The case is Whole Women’s Health v. Cole, and in it, the Court will decide whether the voice of the American people will be allowed to be heard through the state legislative...
by Lil Tuttle | Jan 19, 2016 | Economy & Jobs
President Obama insists the U.S. economy has bounced back, but a new study shows economic recovery hasn’t happened where most Americans live. Fewer than 1 in 10 U.S. counties have fully recovered their 2009 pre-recession economies. NAS compared each U.S....
by Lil Tuttle | Jan 7, 2016 | Culture, Feminism & Sexuality, National Security & Immigration
“Why on earth is the burden on women to avoid attacks by predatory foreign men?” asks British journalist Leo McKinstry. His question is in response to a public statement by Cologne’s mayor warning women to “keep an arm’s length”...
