If there is one thing that Americans can agree on at this moment in our history, it’s that we have an opioid problem. An epidemic that touches every state and county. In fact, we all likely know someone who has become addicted to oxycodone, morphine, fentanyl, or any of the other countless prescription painkillers that […]
Should Comcast Be Allowed To Sell Your Browsing History?
Should companies like Comcast be able to sell your internet browsing history without your permission? Most Americans would say “no”, yet the Congress voted to allow just that. Americans have enjoyed a legal right to privacy from your communications provider under Section 222 of the Telecommunications Act for more than twenty years. When Congress made […]
Morgan is Missing: “Individual Responsibility” and Medicaid, Part 1
[Editor’s note: “Morgan is Missing”, a reference to the 9th District’s Congressman Morgan Griffith, will be a recurring theme on this blog with multiple contributors. Let us know if you’ve got a contribution to make to this series or any others.] As I went to bed last night, I learned that my Congressman, Rep. Morgan […]
Reapportionment in Verse
If Congress were responsible They’d say, “This is too much! Seven hundred thousand people? I feel so out of touch!” Your representative would think, “These voices aren’t all heard! My district is too large! Please cut it to a third.” If Congress were responsible No state would be at large. Five Montanans, three Vermonters, Their […]