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Habemus Papa

We have a new Pope! Pope Francis has been elected to succeed Pope Benedict and this is being reported as unprecedented. I don’t know that we should make as much of the fact that a sitting Pope hasn’t resigned in centuries a...
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Politics

The Political Convention

I promised myself that I wouldn’t do a comparison test once both conventions were over… I hate when I break promises… So, we’re gonna give this one to the Democrats. But before I start in on the specifics that m...
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The Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act is the new law governing healthcare in the United States of America. It’s called THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, not Obamacare. The difference in terminology is the subject of this post… Universal healt...
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Guns and Violence

Over a three month period, we had three mass, public shootings: The Colorado movie theatre shooting, the mall shooting in Minnesota and most tragically, the elementary school shooting in Connecticut. Parents, teachers, communit...
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Immigration Reform

At last, the U.S. Congress has passed an immigration bill. And I think that’s great. But, as I thought on the issue, I realized that the impetus to make most of this happen was in reaction to the battle over the Mexican borde...
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The Fiscal Cliff Averted?

So we basically parachuted off the cliff and landed to safety. However, we’re currently tangled in the parachute and patiently waiting for the instructors to get us out. How’s that for an analogy? The biggest hurdle our ele...
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