by Jacob Woocher | Jul 2, 2015 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision
Last Thursday, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) criticized Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, claiming she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, are “proud” to have incarcerated a “whole generation of young black men.” He then took aim at the former Secretary...
by Jacob Woocher | Jun 26, 2015 | Democracy
On the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that effectively nullified a major part of the Voting Rights Act, hundreds of local and national activists attended a rally in the Roanoke, Va. district of Rep. Bob Goodlatte to demand he take action. The...
by Jacob Woocher | Jun 19, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
The minor blow that Uber was dealt earlier this week by the California Labor Commission could ultimately be a very big deal for those working in the modern “sharing economy.” At issue is whether Barbara Ann Berwick, a former Uber driver, should be classified as an...
by Jacob Woocher | Jun 15, 2015 | Economy
The appropriations bills that Republicans are sending to the floor of the House of Representatives aren't getting much attention, but they should – as statements of who conservatives really are and where they set their priorities. For example, last week the...
by Jacob Woocher | Jun 9, 2015 | Democracy
When Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton last week spoke on voting rights at the historically black Texas Southern University, she sharpened the contrast between Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on how they address the right to vote. “We...
