Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
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The Common Thread Between the Soda Tax and the Yoga Tax
Posted on October 9, 2014
On one side of the country, in the People’s Republic of Berkley, the city council there is trying to raise taxes on soda pop. On the other side of the...
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5 Reasons to Ignore Negative Polling on Sen. Pat Roberts
Posted on October 2, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Pat Roberts is going to win in Kansas. A new USA Today/Suffolk University poll has his challenger, Greg Orman, beating him by five points, 46%...
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A New Contract With America
Posted on September 30, 2014
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) I had flown in from Chicago to attend the ceremony, but I wasn’t in on all of the details. I had moved from Washington back...
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How Big Money Is Saving Senate Democrats
Posted on September 19, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Campaign money is the only reason that Senate Democrats in vulnerable seats are still competitive in what is, for Democrats,...
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When the Republicans Take Over
Posted on September 16, 2014
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) Let’s assume that Republicans take the Senate and keep the House in this year’s midterms. What happens then? Here are seven thoughts about how...
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