Porcinophobia, fear of hams, is the main thing keeping the justices of the Supreme Court from opening their proceedings to television. They are afraid that showoff lawyers will perform for the cameras, rather than for the court, thereby lowering the tone to the level of, well, television.
Read MoreMaybe it’s inevitable that politics play a role in economic policy. After all, the two disciplines were pretty much intertwined until the 20th century.
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For all the attention devoted to Mitt Romney’s tax returns last month, one element went largely unnoticed: They directly refute the Republican candidate’s argument that higher tax rates deter capital investment.
Read MoreIn the world of investing, a label can mean a lot. The mere designation of a country as “emerging” can be worth billions of dollars in capital inflows.
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? In 2008, supporters of a state ballot measure convinced a majority of California voters that there was a meaningful difference between extending full domestic partnership rights to gay couples and calling their relationships marriage.
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Most policy ideas for reducing demand for energy rely on one of two claims about why consumers need to be steered toward using less of it. Call these claims Flawed People and Flawed Markets.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney Andrew Lorenzen-Strait has been appointed the agency's first public advocate. In a Homeland Security blog post Tuesday, Lorenzen-Strait said he is now responsible for addressing "complaints and concerns" regarding ICE enforcement actions and will advise senior officials "on stakeholder findings, concerns, recommendations and priorities as they relate to improving immigration enforcement efforts and activities."
Like Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum is more admired than liked. Many of Santorum's former Senate colleagues don't love him, though some respect him. Even the Christian right had a hard time wrapping its arms around him. So I suspect Santorum's three wins last night won't mean much in the grand scheme of things.
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“As a gay married man, I object to the notion that allowing people like me and my husband to wed represents a 'radical change' in the institution… The notion that equality requires a massive overhaul of the idea of marriage is the Big Lie.”