Texas is How Big?

JR is from Texas wants you to know that Texas is big. No, bigger than that.

Malaysian Air 370 Search Costliest In History

There may be no resolution to what has become the most expensive search in history.

Affordable Care Act Making Health Insurance Less Affordable

The law of unintended consequences strikes again.

UConn Dominates College Basketball . . . Not So Much College Itself

UConn won another national championship. Their graduation rate remains embarrassing.

Jeb Bush Bucks His Party On Immigration, And He’s Right

Many Republicans won’t like Jeb Bush’s recent comments about illegal immigration, but he’s right.

Supreme Court Declines Case Of Photographer Who Refused Service To Gay Couple

An appeal declined, but an issue that remains outstanding.

Brendan Eich Had To Go

In an ideal world, we would be more tolerant of leaders who held controversial positions. We don’t live in that world.

Every Other Democrat Who Might Run For President Is Waiting For Hillary

The Democratic field for 2016 is frozen in place waiting for the presumptive frontrunner to make a decision.

Jeb Bush Sounds More And More Like A Presidential Candidate

The former Florida Governor is talking more openly about running for President than he ever has before.

WiFi Speeds About to Triple (Does Not Apply to US Government)

Massively faster wireless internet service should be available in early 2015.

Obama ‘Outpacing’ Bush on Judicial Confirmations

President Obama has gotten more federal judges confirmed at every level than his predecessor had at this point.

Trust In State Government

A new poll finds that people in Illinois have an accurate assessment of politics in their state.

Because Of ObamaCare, Uninsured People Won’t Be Able To Buy Health Insurance Until November

Once again the Affordable Care Act meets the Law Of Unintended Consequences

USA Isn’t Religiously Diverse

Despite the mythos, 95% of Americans are either Christian or unaffiliated.

Retiring Congressman: Members Of Congress Are Underpaid

Time to have some sympathy for those poor penny-pinching Congressmen and Senators? Hardly.

One to watch: Alleged Voter Fraud in North Carolina

Voter ID supporters are pointing to a report from the North Carolina Board of Elections as proof of ongoing Voter Fraud. But, while long on facts, the report has yet to reach any such conclusions.

Another “Meh” Jobs Report

March’s Jobs Report was about as uplifting as the numbers in the past.

Mozilla CEO Resigns In Wake Of Controversy Over Gay Marriage Stance

The CEO of Mozilla resigned today amid controversy over his position on same-sex marriage. The triumph of “political correctness,” or just the will of the marketplace?

Georgia Republican: Only College Graduates Can Run For Senate

Should it matter if a candidate for office isn’t a college graduate? Georgia Republican David Perdue thinks so.

What’s More Important To the House GOP, The Constitution Or A Partisan Political Scandal?

Fifth Amendment? They don’t need no Fifth Amendment, apparently.

Iraq Vet with Post-Traumatic Stress Kills Three, Wounds Sixteen at Fort Hood

Yesterday afternoon’s shooting spree at Fort Hood appears to be a related to post-traumatic stress.