Marin IJ Readersa Forum for June 10, 2018
I'm sometimes asked if I think marijuana is a gateway drug. I can only answer with certainty that I've never seen a junkie with a joint.
Category Archives: Opinion
Jim Nowlan: It isn’t a fair fight
The ex-wunderkind congressman from Peoria, Schock, 36, resigned in March 2015 amid media allegations of possible misuse of government and campaign funds. He was indicted by the U.S. Attorney in Springfield in November 2016 on 24 counts of alleged wrongdoing.
Roderick Random: Casey adjusts to shifting political map, math
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Crack down on the businesses
A massive raid on a gardening and landscaping company in northern Ohio is a reminder that many illegal immigrants would not be in our country without active encouragement from a few unscrupulous business owners. More than 200 federal agents arrested 114 people in the raid on Tuesday.
TC Line: Longmont security
I'm just have one quick question for all the Democrats who are running for state office.
Michael Gerson: Can religious institutions maintain their identity in the public realm?
Such is the case with the Supreme Court's Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling. The decision properly smacked down the anti-religious bigotry of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which not only wanted to compel baker Jack Phillips to provide a cake for a same-sex wedding but also to sneer at him in the process.
Editorial Roundup
The low U.S. labor force participation rate has several causes, but a major one is the disincentive to work created by government programs. The Republican Party's growth wing has spent years developing ideas for addressing these incentives not to work and rise up the economic ladder, and the results are starting to show.
Shocked by Trump aggression against reporters and sources? The blueprint was made by Obama
New York Times reporter James Risen answers questions about the Justice Department's pursuit of Risen's confidential sources, at the National Press Club August 14, 2014 in Washington, D.C. On Friday, Risen called the move against a New York Times reporter "an ominous step." New York Times reporter James Risen answers questions about the Justice Department's pursuit of Risen's confidential sources, at the National Press Club August 14, 2014 in Washington, D.C. On Friday, Risen called the move against a New York Times reporter "an ominous step."
Marin Voice: Changes in use of ethanol can improve environment
I was recently given the opportunity to participate in the National Wildlife Federation's lobbying efforts to promote the passage of the Greener Fuels Act. The federation flew in 35 people from affiliates around the country to Washington, D.C. in April to meet with U.S. representatives and senators in order to garner support for this bill.
E.J. Dionne: Riding out Trump’s storm
Good reporters and editors labor mightily to be fair-minded in their reporting of episodes and events, and I'll defend them to my last breath. But the larger battle, captured by the phrase "winning the news cycle," involves a fierce competition to push reports that help your own side to the top while sidelining those that serve the interests of your opponents.
Thomas Knapp on election 2018: Make gridlock great again?
Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal People walk on Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol and along the scheduled presidential inauguration parade route on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Washington. Well, maybe he wrote that.
Shocked by Trump aggression against reporters and sources? The…
The seizure of a New York Times reporter's phone and email records has sent a chill down the spine of every reporter concerned about protecting his or her sources. It is disturbing because reporters need to be able to do their jobs, unfettered.
The GOP can dominate in Orange County and beyond – by making Asians ‘white’
If you think the nation has been inordinately obsessed with Orange County's House races, you ain't seen nothing yet. Democratic candidates managed to place second in races for the 39th, 45th, 48th and 49th congressional districts - districts the national Democratic Party has declared essential to winning control of the House in the midterms.
Trump’s brutal refugee program reflects prejudice instead of compassion
It should be no surprise that the first year of the Trump presidency has been brutal for refugees. Not only are resettlement numbers down to the lowest levels recorded in the nearly 40-year history of the program, but the trends by nationality raise disturbing questions in light of the president's hateful and bigoted rhetoric about refugees and immigrants .
South Dakota lawmaker starts down slippery slope to segregation
Meaning South Dakota state Rep. Michael Clark. On Monday, Clark, being presumably of sound mind and body, suggested on Facebook that maybe racial segregation wouldn't be such a bad idea.
Stephen Moore: 6 reasons to still hate Obamacare
Remember Obamacare? The fight is far from over on the future of the Obama-era health insurance overhaul. Republicans are making a last-ditch effort this year to turn the program and the money over to the state.
To deter China, send a US submarine – not an aircraft carrier – through the Taiwan Strait
President Trump should send the deputy secretary of state to Taiwan and a Virginia-class submarine through the Taiwan Strait. For one, were the U.S. to send a carrier through the Taiwan Strait it would infuriate China and risk a major escalation in other areas such as the South China Sea .
Trump asserts his right to murder, cheat, steal | Moran
It seems almost quaint today. But back when Barack Obama was president, Republicans strenuously objected to his expansive use of executive orders to maneuver around Congress on issues like climate change and immigration.
State AGa s lawsuit wona t fix Obamacare a ” we need a health care solution that works for everyone
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is wasting his time and state taxpayers' money by joining 15 other Democratic attorneys general in a desperate effort to preserve Obamacare, says Columnist Dr. Roger Stark of the Washington Policy Center. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is wasting his time and state taxpayers' money by joining 15 other Democratic attorneys general in a desperate effort to preserve Obamacare, says Columnist Dr. Roger Stark of the Washington Policy Center.
Karen Tumulty: Lesser known election wave equally important
A decade ago, Colorado entrepreneur and philanthropist Jared Polis made history as the first openly gay man elected as a non-incumbent to Congress. But most voters did not get a glimpse of his longtime partner Marlon Reis until the night Polis won the Democratic primary, when the couple created a sensation by sharing a hug onstage at a victory party.