How to curb 'staggering waste' in health care

Phillip K Howard argues that health courts could cut a staggering amount of waste from the health care system but that they have been blocked so far because trial lawyers have tremendous sway with democrats.

Flouride... are we really having this debate still?

Anti-flouride movement is causing several dentists to be more politically active

Is it time to re-think stop and frisk?

A young Harlem resident caught cops on audio during a stop and frisk, he was roughed up a bit and told he was stopped because he's "a mutt". Clearly this isn't how we want our police force to act. What should we do about it.

Cop fired over brutality in Philadelphia

The Police Officer responsible for punching a woman in the face during a parade will be fired.

Cop Punches woman in face, Mayor apologizes

Cop floors a philadelphian woman during a Puerto Rican parade because he mistakenly thinks she threw beer on him (she didn't). As you can see in this youtube video he punches her to the face and handcuffs her.  That led the mayor to apologize to the woman in person.  You do have to wonder though if this wasn't caught on tape, what would have happened?

Don McLeroy on Colbert Report

Don McLeroy former head of the State Texas Board of Education, and the subject of the movie Revisionists

Why I refuse to vote for Obama

A writer for the Atlantic explains that Obama has done a few things in office (violate civil liberties, kill large numbers of civilians with drones) that make voting for him impossible. A thought provoking piece.

One Non-Partisan Tax Brake

All Americans should get behind the R&D tax break