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A Conservative's Case for Legalization

Submitted by Jake Bolinger on January 25, 2011 - 4:13pm

The emergence of a new think tank, Right on Crime, is the visible product of a discontent that has been growing within the American right for a considerable time. Its message: The cost of feeding our national Prison-Industrial complex has become unbearable. And some eminently recognizable names-- Bill Bennett and Asa Hutchinson, among them—are attached to this project, which aims to change how Conservatives view incarceration in this country, specifically regarding substance abuse.

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Social Security: One Big Ponzi Scheme?

Submitted by Jake Bolinger on November 13, 2010 - 11:31am

It remains to be seen how much flak is headed towards Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) for calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme this week.Read more

When in Rome

Submitted by Jake Bolinger on December 10, 2009 - 12:10pm

The ordeal of the American college girl, Amanda Knox, who was convicted this week of murdering her roommate while studying abroad, can serve as a harsh reminder to all young professionals (YPs) of the value of protecting their reputations. It seems to be a consensus among the legal pundits across the spectrum of the networks that it was Knox’s reputation in the Italian media, rather than hard physical evidence, that resulted in her conviction.
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Our Revolution

Submitted by Jake Bolinger on June 18, 2009 - 6:16pm

The unfolding Iranian election upheaval is a testament to the power that our generation is gathering in the world, a clarion call to YPs everywhere to give any assistance possible.
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China Continues Moves Against the Dollar

Submitted by Jake Bolinger on May 19, 2009 - 11:41pm

During a visit to Beijing by the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, members of the President's party and Brazilian bank officials have stated that Brazil and China are preparing to use their respective currencies in trade dealings between the two nations, a move which would replace the Dollar.
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Iran Sends Message to its Youth

Submitted by Jake Bolinger on May 13, 2009 - 11:25am

The BBC is reporting that the whole Roxana Saberi affair may have had less to do with the United States than previously thought, but instead may have been an internal warning to Iranian journalists:
 
“Many journalists in Iran believe that Roxana Saberi's original arrest in January was meant as a signal to the Iranian media to watch their step in the run-up to presidential election this June.
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