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Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues The truth about ethanol: 1 of 14
America's response to increasing oil prices and global warming has been to look for alternative fuel sources. One fuel in particular is getting the lion's share of publicity and investment. That fuel is ethanol, typically in the form of E85 fuel, a mixture of 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent ethanol.Politicians love ethanol... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies The Employee Free Choice Act: 1 of 7
Analysis of The Employee Free Choice ActThe Employee Free Choice Act is currently making its way through Congress, and although it has not grabbed the headlines from the Iraq war, it may well be one of the more important domestic issues of this legislative session. The Act's advocates, most notably labor, claim that the law w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News United Arab Emirates bail out Citigroup with $7.5 billion: 2 of 10
Panic mongering! I'm impressed that people could manage to weave this into a long-winded rant about everything from trickle down economics, to free trade, to the war on terror.The world works this way. Companies need money. They get it from investors. In this case, Citigroup needed the money. Yes, that was largely due to bad ... More..
Education > Education (Other) Should school vouchers be allowed for parochial schools?: 6 of 19
It is in the taxpayers' best interest to pay for the best possible education regardless of religious affiliation.Set aside the religious affiliation of many private schools for a moment and consider these facts. Nobody will disagree that the public schools in low income areas are frequently much lower quality than those in we... More..
Education > Education (Other) Should religious student clubs be allowed in public schools?: 9 of 28
As long as the school is not coercing students into joining them, the Supreme Court has never ruled religious clubs in public schools to be unconstitutional. So, by definition, they are constitutional. That's the end of that argument. On to the next one.I am to understand, based on many of the opinions expressed by the opposi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Presidential candidates fall victim to common privacy issue: 1 of 2
When news broke that Barrack Obama's Passport files had been improperly viewed by Department of State contractors, educated observers knew it was only a matter of time before the Department of State disclosed that the files for all of the presidential candidates had been breached. This is not a reflection of lax security at D... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Military (Other) US Army recruitment rates continue to fall: Is a volunteer army sufficient anymore?: 11 of 16
Yes, despite the challenges of an expanding mission, our military has proven to be amazingly resilient and effective and it owes much of that to the fortitude and commitment that only volunteers can provide.Draft proponents point to recent misses of recruiting targets by the Army and proclaim that conscription is the only way... More..