College in Need Closes a Door to Needy Students

Jun 10, 2009 - *This is the school I attend and I'm on full financial aid. College in Need Closes a Door to Needy Students by Jonathan D. Glater PORTLAND, Ore. - 19 Comments

Dumbo University

Nov 21, 2009 - by  Patrick J. Buchanan   11/20/2009     As George W. Bush famously asked, "Is our children learning?" - 17 Comments

Miss Affirmative Action, 2009

Jun 13, 2009 - by Patrick J. Buchanan 06/12/2009 Having lost the Congress in 2006 and the White House in 2008, Republicans are looking to redefine themselves for a nation that still leans conservative but is less Republican than it has been in decades. The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. - 22 Comments

Socialized Medicine on Display

Apr 20, 2009 - Socialized Medicine on Display By Hal G.P. Colebatch Latest news in the exciting saga of Britain's socialized medicine is that a nurse, Margaret Haywood, aged 58, has been struck off for the crime of exposing neglect and mistreatment of elderly patients at the Royal Sussex Hospital on a television program. It was found that because of this: "It would not be in the public interest for her to be able to practise as a nurse." - 25 Comments

England: Alcoholic liver disease soars among the young as hospital admissions more than double

Jan 01, 2009 - * Public Post ** By Jenny Hope Last updated at 9:41 PM on 30th December 2008 The number of young people suffering from liver disease caused by alcohol has more than doubled since Labour came to power. Damning figures show 6,495 Britons aged 18 to 40 were admitted to hospital suffering from alcoholic liver disease in 2006/07, compared to 2,967 a decade ago. In the same period, there were 43,548 admissions across all age groups for the disease, with a further 27,040 cases related to the toxic effects of alcohol. - 8 Comments

Have Degree, Can't Work

Sep 22, 2008 - Have Degree, Can't Work By Debra J. Saunders A California appellate court last week issued a ruling that supports a lawsuit challenging a state law that grants illegal immigrants heavily subsidized in-state tuition at California public universities and colleges. The court found that the 2001 law conflicts with federal law. - 9 Comments

Another School?

Feb 09, 2009 - Parents can be very upset when their children don't get into the college of their choice. As an admissions counselor for a state university, I took a call from an irate mother who was demanding to know why her daughter had been turned down. Avoiding any mention of the transcript full of D's, I explained that her daughter just wasn't as "competitive" as the admitted class. - 5 Comments

10 Bush Pardons to Watch For

Jan 19, 2009 - Published on Monday, January 19, 2009 by Politico by Josh Gerstein As the clock ticks down on his presidency, George W. Bush has shown few signs he plans to indulge in the frenzy of last-minute pardons that marked Bill Clinton's final hours in the Oval Office. Bush could quickly leap back into the spotlight in the next two days if he issues a blanket pardon immunizing CIA and military interrogators, as well as their bosses, from criminal prosecution over harsh treatment of prisoners from the war on terror (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)But Bush could quickly leap back into the spotlight in the next two days if he issues a blanket pardon immunizing CIA and military interrogators, as well as their bosses, from criminal prosecution over harsh treatment of prisoners from the war on terror. - 0 Comments

The Samaritan's Dilemma: Should Government Help Your Neighbor? (public)

Oct 25, 2008 - By Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet October 25, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/104040/ As folks watch the economy crumble, shake their heads in unison, it's hard not to admit that Americans are in this together. A new book by Deborah Stone, a Dartmouth professor and founding editor of the American Prospect, comes at just the right moment -- when we're all becoming painfully aware of how interconnected our fate is as citizens of this country. - 0 Comments