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Author: Erik Loomis

State Religion

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On April 3, 2013
North Carolina Republicans have filed a bill establishing a state religion of North Carolina that combines ignoring the 1st Amendment with nullification: SECTION 1. The North Carolina General Assembly asserts that the Constitution of the United States of America does not prohibit states or their...

The Death of Free Agency

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On April 1, 2013
Free agency in baseball is basically dead, at least for high-end players. Players' current teams are buying the best players out of free agency with long-term deals that will keep most of them on the same team for the majority of their careers. Just this...

Guestworkers

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On April 1, 2013

I am really skeptical of guestworker programs doing anything other than providing a structure to exploit vulnerable workers. The history of guestworker programs is basically terrible and the present isn't.

OSHA

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On March 31, 2013
A must-read story on the problems with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, focusing on glue poisoning in a North Carolina furniture factory. The article describes OSHA as "the watchdog agency that many Americans love to hate and industry often faults as overzealous." I'm not...

Hugo in Heaven

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On March 30, 2013
A typically subtle Venezuelan state animation showing Hugo Chavez in heaven met by his revolutionary ancestors: The group includes Cuban Revolution leader Che Guevara, Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar, Argentine first lady Eva Perón, Chilean President Salvador Allende, Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino, and indigenous...

Pay Them!

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On March 29, 2013

It really would be outrageous to pay NCAA players. It's not like they need it. He is also a product of the extreme poverty that grips millions of families across.

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