Prominent blogger: Arm teachers, staff
Regarding the Connecticut massacre, Power Line’s John Hinderaker knows what should be banned: “If newspapers, magazines, web sites and above all television and radio stations were prohibited from...
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False urgency: Social Security and Medicare reform and the 'fiscal cliff'
It may be necessary to reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, but there is no reason — aside from politics — that such reforms should be a part of the current negotiations between the...
View ArticleNorth Korea holds memorial service for former leader, Kim Jong-il
A year after the death of Kim Jong-il, North Korean leaders have dedicated last week's successful rocket launch to its Dear Leader and his sucessor Kim Jong Un.At a somber memorial service Sunday, Kim...
View ArticleIndia: Did I say 7%? I meant 5.7%. My bad.
India lowered its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2013 to 5.7-5.9 percent from an earlier estimate of 7.6 percent, in an apparent pitch for the central bank to slash interest rates.The Mid-Year...
View ArticleJapan's deadlock over? A supermajority emerges in exit polls
Japan’s main conservative party pulled off an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s election, giving its leader, Shinzo Abe, a mandate to pursue his hawkish security agenda and abandon the country’s pledge...
View ArticleTaliban attack on Pakistani airport highlights changed tactics
Pakistani security forces reestablished control today over one of the country's international airports after Taliban militants stormed the installation, in an attack that highlights the group's recent...
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Fixing our system: Would another constitutional convention do the trick?
One in a series of articles. You can read the whole series here.As I mentioned in the previous installment, the constitutional amendment process has been used a few (but very few, OK three) times to...
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How might Supreme Court justices view the gay-marriage issues before them?
The discomfort some DFL lawmakers are feeling about murmurs they might “overreach” in “continuing the conversation” about gay marriage? Their hunch that the safest political course is to lay the...
View ArticleEgypt's referendum a vote on Morsi as well as the constitution
Egyptians made yet another trip to the polls today to vote on a controversial constitution that has deeply polarized the nation, as the opposition warned of fraud.For many, it was not just a vote on...
View ArticlePro-gun America quiet, contemplative in wake of Sandy Hook massacre
Pro-gun organizations and politicians usually quick to counter calls for gun control in the wake of massacres involving assault-style weaponry have remained largely silent after Friday's Sandy Hook...
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Christmas in Southern Iraq: 'You are my guest and my brother'
The stars shone bright as Christmas lights in the perfectly clear sky. One of the few benefits of intermittent power in southern Iraq was that the night sky remained unpolluted, revealing the beauty...
View ArticleSandy Hook shooting: Obama vows to use power of presidency to thwart massacres
President Obama told a prayer vigil in massacre-devastated Newtown, Conn., Sunday evening that "I'll use whatever power this office holds … [to prevent] more tragedies like this, because what choice do...
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Rep. Keith Ellison on changing culture of gun violence
Minneapolis Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison went on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" over the weekend to talk about what it will take to put an end to mass killings and gun violence of the kind that occurred in...
View ArticleIn Minnesota, good school security but stretched services for kids' disorders
On Friday as news of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut hit the Internet, I was in downtown Minneapolis at Macy’s' holiday display on a field trip with my younger son. We were having...
View ArticleAdrian Peterson, ‘ordinary’ at the start, revved up his running — and Vikings
On the first few series of Sunday’s game, Adrian Peterson looked ordinary, which for the St. Louis Rams turned out to be the worst news of the day.For the Vikings’ television-watching hordes back home,...
View ArticleFollowing tragedy — What NOT to say to your children
Kristine Holmgren — Drama Queen The phone rang at 3 A.M.I jumped because I know the truth.Only tragedy phones after midnight."Pastor Kristine," the anxious mother cried, "Henry won't come out of the...
View Article'Transition consultant' Roger Meyer announces run for St. Paul mayor
Roger Meyer, a consultant who helps organizations in transition, is announcing Monday that he'll run for mayor of St. Paul.He says he'll register his campaign organization Monday morning at the...
View ArticleNew York City Mayor Bloomberg calls for action on gun control on 'Meet the...
In the aftermath of the horrible Sandy Hook massacre, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on "Meet the Press" Sunday called for President Obama to make gun control a centerpiece of his second term and...
View ArticleState flags at half-staff through Tuesday to honor Newtown shooting victims
Flags on all state buildings will remain at half-staff through Tuesday to honor the victims of the fatal school shooting in Newtown, Conn.Gov. Mark Dayton issued the proclamation Friday, after he made...
View ArticleThe health risk of having a gun in the home
Having a gun in your home significantly increases your risk of death — and that of your spouse and children.And it doesn’t matter how the guns are stored or what type or how many guns you own.If you...
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