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The Case Against Tax Breaks for Private Equity

24 May 2012 – 12:52 am PDT

I wanted to wait a few days before commenting on Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s spontaneous criticism of Barack Obama for picking on Mitt Romney’s experience at Bain Capital. Booker doesn’t know much of anything about private equity, but many financial services donors have his ear. He took in nearly half a million dollars in campaign [...]

Why the Law Will Eventually ‘Evolve’ on Gay Marriage Just Like Obama Did

24 May 2012 – 12:52 am PDT

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Jeffrey Rosen will be a featured speaker at the Take Back the American Dream conference, convening June 18 to 20 in Washington, DC, as part of the panel “The Supreme Court & Constitutional Policy for Progressives.” The following is an excerpt from an article originally published by The New Republic. *** President Obama’s announcement that [...]

So It’s Not Just Bleating Into the Void

24 May 2012 – 12:52 am PDT

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This can’t possibly be right. Everyone knows the bully pulpit is a total myth and nobody with a thought in their head would ever dream that something the president said could ever make a difference in anything: Public opinion continues to shift in favor of same-sex marriage, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, [...]

Build Me Up Buttercup, Republicans Are NUTS!

24 May 2012 – 12:52 am PDT

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Build Me Up Buttercup, Republicans Are NUTS!

I have “Build Me Up Buttercup” stuck in my head and I think I figured it out. President Obama is coming to Redwood City today (and I am fleeing, heading to Seattle to cover tomorrow’s Amazon shareholder meeting.) Look at the marquee at the downtown Fox Theater: ABBA THE CONCERT PRESIDENT OBAMA AIR SUPPLY So [...]

Treating Addiction as a Disease, not a Crime

24 May 2012 – 12:52 am PDT

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Like many who suffer from addiction, Cameron Douglas’ path to recovery has not been without setbacks. Currently incarcerated in federal prison on a five-year sentence for drug distribution and heroin possession, the 33-year-old son of actor Michael Douglas has struggled with substance abuse since his twenties. In December, Douglas made headlines when a federal judge [...]

Twelve More Lawsuits, Still No Case

24 May 2012 – 12:52 am PDT

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Every few weeks, opponents of birth control manage to garner some media attention by objecting – again – to the federal contraceptive coverage rule, which ensures that millions of women will have affordable insurance coverage for contraception without extra out-of-pocket costs. But time after time, it’s just more of the same. This week, 12 new [...]

ACLU Sues As DOJ Ignores Surveillance Transparency Law

24 May 2012 – 12:51 am PDT

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ACLU Sues As DOJ Ignores Surveillance Transparency Law

Today the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to force the government to release statistics about its use of powerful electronic surveillance tools that law enforcement can use against any American simply by stating to a judge that it’s relevant to an investigation. The Department of Justice is required to disclose these statistics [...]

FISA Amendments Act is Back

24 May 2012 – 12:51 am PDT

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Remember the George W. Bush warrantless wiretapping program? The one that was so illegal that Congress had to pass a special law to ensure that no one was prosecuted for it or sued by their customers for facilitating it? And was found by independent reviewers to be pretty pointless anyway? And was then brilliantly codified and [...]

SPLC Report: Can NOM Avoid Becoming An Anti-Gay Hate Group?

24 May 2012 – 12:51 am PDT

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In late 2010, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) narrowly avoided being designated as an anti-gay hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Although several of the organization’s employees were criticized for making anti-gay remarks, NOM hadn’t crossed the line into “propagating known falsehoods” about LGBT people. According to the Summer 2012 edition of SPLC’s Intelligence [...]

APA President-Elect: Ablow’s Comments Are “Misleading,” “Inaccurate,” And “Potentially Harmful”

24 May 2012 – 12:51 am PDT

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Fox News’ anti-LGBT pop-psychologist Dr. Keith Ablow is once again being criticized for peddling pseudoscientific misinformation, this time by the president-elect of the most prominent professional psychiatric organization in the country – the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Last week, Ablow published a column on FoxNews.com attacking the APA for repeatedly revising its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of [...]