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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Cal Coolidge’s crazy coon

More than presidents have called 1600 Pennsylvania home. The White House has been a kind of landlocked Noah’s Ark over the years. The Lincolns had nanny goats. William Howard Taft kept a beloved dairy cow on the premises. Teddy Roosevelt housed an incredible 23 species indoors and out, ...

Congress should act now to prevent a rail strike

It’s been said that desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s the situation facing Congress this week after President Biden called on the House and Senate to intervene and prevent an impending nationwide rail strike. The White House’s announcement came as four labor unions ...

Reform the exploited 340B program now

The 340B program is a prime example of public policy gone wrong. The original intent of the program was good, but based on current results, the program is flawed and is in desperate need of reform. Created in 1992 to allow hospitals to buy discounted drugs from manufacturers with the ...

The Jones Act is a useful scapegoat for poor New England energy decisions

New England governors are clamoring for Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to support waivers to the Jones Act, a law requiring that cargo shipped between two U.S. ports be transported on vessels that are American-made, -built and -crewed, to “do something” about what promises to be a ...

Understanding the moral panic surrounding Section 230

Why are people calling for Section 230 to be repealed? Former president Donald Trump was an outspoke critic of Section 230. President Biden is also a critic. Both presidents have their reasons. But the one thing that both presidents miss is their total mischaracterization of how information ...

The long and short of Christmas

Not the least delight for a foreigner going to live in the United States for the first time was the seasonal proximity of Thanksgiving to Christmas. Winter months were ballasted by two turkey feasts, moments of greed and glory for this newly arrived European. What luxury — “with all the ...