The reality of life in America.

It’s become a mantra on Capitol Hill and a rallying cry for industry groups: Get rid of the job-killing regulations. In recent days, with nearly every one of the GOP presidential candidates repeating that refrain, the political echo chamber has grown even louder. Earlier this month, President Obama also asked the Environmental Protection Agency to back off more stringent ozone regulations, citing the "importance of reducing regulatory burdens" during trying economic times.

But is the claim that regulation kills jobs true?

Unions have given us some great things… they aren’t always perfect, but they certainly aren’t the scourge many paint them as.

What an amazing idea!

Very interesting reading (and charts).

Sounds intriguing to me.

We need a major public works project!

Shameful.

This is so upsetting!

I could not agree more.

Wow. Just wow.

A eye-opening article by Johann Hari.

Who doesn't like new jobs?

Utter insanity. Thank you Joe Lieberman.

Ah, the state of American politics.

Bob Herbert on corporate greed in the wake of the Deep Water Horizon catastrophe.

A fantastic essay that captures my thoughts and feelings perfectly. Brilliant!

From "This I Believe"

Another well-reasoned perspective from Frank Rich. I heart this man.

Fantastic *factual* coverage of the US healthcare system vs. those in the rest of the world. By T.R. Reid

The founders of this nation knew just what they were doing when they drew a line between legally created economic entities and living, breathing human beings. The court should stick to that line.

Best counter-protest EVAR!

I'm beginning to think I should look for a new country...

I read the original WSJ piece yesterday on the plane, but the online version requires login, so here's a synopsis. I can't believe this shit.

Security at it's finest.

Classic. BTW - I love my Prius ;-)

The Sacramento Bee has redesigned with web standards and some DOM Scripting wizardry. It has a few minor validation errors still, but is good job overall.

Amen.

um... yeah.