Tag Archives: abortion
Stocks Dive on Inflation Report
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Econ 101: The financial markets took a dive yesterday on the news that inflation was higher in August than had been expected. The S&P 500 slumped 4.3 percent for the day and the Dow was down 3.9 percent, more than 1200 points. …
Thomas Would Re-examine Rights
Monday, June 27, 2022
Mandatory Carry: The Supreme Court last Friday made it easier to carry a gun and mandatory to carry a baby. Having been leaked well in advance, the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the historic decision that made abortion legal, …
State of Siege, Angry Republicans
Friday, March 25, 2016
State of Siege: As raids and searches continued throughout Brussels yesterday, police arrested at least six people in the Schaerbeek district of the city. In a separate investigation, French police arrested a man near Paris. They said the suspect was …
Church v. State, Denali Ain’t a River
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Nation: Church and state collided yesterday in Kentucky when Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis continued to deny marriage licenses to same sex couples … or any couples … after the Supreme Court rejected her application to be allowed to do …
US General Killed, Israel Pulls Back
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Friendly Fire: An American two-star general is reported to have been killed today by a gunman in an Afghan army uniform at a military training academy outside Kabul. Two other soldiers also were reported killed and as many as 15 …
Obama End Run, Deep South Deep Freeze
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
SOTU: President Obama vowed last night in his State of the Union message to pull an end-around on an obstructive Congress with executive actions. He said he will increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers from $7.25 to $10.10 …
Gathering Storm, Red Sox Lead
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Healthcare: The gathering storm over Obamacare is not the website troubles, but that the Obama administration might have known that millions of Americans will lose the health insurance they already have. President Obama repeatedly promised that, “If you like your …
Nairobi Terror, EPA Sets Greenhouse Limits
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Nairobi Shootout: A suspected terrorist attack on an upscale Nairobi shopping center today has left up to 20 people dead, according to the Red Cross. Reports say the attackers threw grenades and targeted non-Muslims in the Westgate shopping mall, which …
Deliberations, Run Over, Sharks!
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Texas: The legislature has passed one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in thecountry. The bill bans abortion after 20 weeks and requires abortion clinics to have the same standards as surgical centers, effectively closing most abortion clinics in the …
Angelina Double, AP Investigated, Big Corn
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Angelina: Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a NY Times opinion piece that she quietly had a double mastectomy because she has a high genetic risk of breast cancer. Her mother died of cancer. Jolie went through three months of procedures, …
