Print Capitol Confidential Read Full Bio Proposed Green Regulations Limit Bulletproof Glass in Federal Buildings In yet another example of how bad policy and regulation drowns out common sense, the U.S. Green Business Council (USGBC) wants to change the government’s environmental design program, with a result that limits the use of shatter-resistant glass in federal buildings. 28 Jul 2012 Progressives Showcase 12-Year-Old in Bag Ban Campaign Abby Goldberg, a 12-year-old from the midwestern village of Grayslakes, Illinois, has become a bit of an online icon for progressive activists desperately seeking anything to remove focus from the consequences that are resulting from their nationwide bag ban pursuits. 21 Jul 2012 Marketplace Fairness Act: Some Republicans Support Sales Tax for Online Purchases As the "Marketplace Fairness Act" has gained steam in the Senate, questions about the bill have been voiced in conservative and libertarian circles. Governors, legislators and activists have attempted to get a handle on the complex and arcane rules currently governing states' ability to require out-of-state, online-only retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on purchases made by residents. 21 Jul 2012 Time to Rethink Upside-Down Patterns in Compensating Educators Why are compensation patterns in education so upside down? Why do we typically compensate “star” educators (great teachers and great principals) less than the district office supervisors whose administrative skills, while valuable, are often less central to education’s primary task? 21 Jul 2012 On-Line Sales Tax Debate a Dilemma for Conservatives News that a group of influential conservative governors had joined together to support legislation that would allow their states to collect sales taxes from online purchases has set off a debate amongst conservatives about the "right" position on this issue which promises to heat up by the end of the legislative session. 20 Jul 2012 Obama Creates Foreign Jobs President Obama is creating jobs – just not in the United States. In fact, the President is outsourcing plenty of jobs, shipping taxpayer money overseas to foreign-owned energy companies. 14 Jul 2012 Report: Google to Pay $22.5M Fine for Privacy Invasion According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Internet giant and friend of the Obama administration Google is set to agree to pay a $22.5 million fine as a penalty for invading the privacy of millions of users of Apple products 12 Jul 2012 Deregulation: The Future of Cable/Satellite Broadcasting Deregulation is the future for video and retransmission of broadcast signals by cable and satellite firms. That is the message from the House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications Subcommittee's "Future of Video" hearing last Wednesday, led by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the second in a series planned by the Subcommittee Chairman. 7 Jul 2012 Administration Caving to Fringe Environmental Lobby On the campaign trail Barack Obama is taking care to hit all the right chords on job creation. But, when its feet were held to the fire this year, the Administration sided with special interests and the environmental lobby instead of providing Americans with surefire jobs. 7 Jul 2012 Ex-EPA Regional Head Moving to Sierra Club Al Armendariz has a new gig, free of the menace of officials like Sen. James Inhofe: Armendariz is the Sierra Club's latest hire for their Beyond Coal campaign. 7 Jul 2012 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
Proposed Green Regulations Limit Bulletproof Glass in Federal Buildings In yet another example of how bad policy and regulation drowns out common sense, the U.S. Green Business Council (USGBC) wants to change the government’s environmental design program, with a result that limits the use of shatter-resistant glass in federal buildings. 28 Jul 2012
Progressives Showcase 12-Year-Old in Bag Ban Campaign Abby Goldberg, a 12-year-old from the midwestern village of Grayslakes, Illinois, has become a bit of an online icon for progressive activists desperately seeking anything to remove focus from the consequences that are resulting from their nationwide bag ban pursuits. 21 Jul 2012
Marketplace Fairness Act: Some Republicans Support Sales Tax for Online Purchases As the "Marketplace Fairness Act" has gained steam in the Senate, questions about the bill have been voiced in conservative and libertarian circles. Governors, legislators and activists have attempted to get a handle on the complex and arcane rules currently governing states' ability to require out-of-state, online-only retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on purchases made by residents. 21 Jul 2012
Time to Rethink Upside-Down Patterns in Compensating Educators Why are compensation patterns in education so upside down? Why do we typically compensate “star” educators (great teachers and great principals) less than the district office supervisors whose administrative skills, while valuable, are often less central to education’s primary task? 21 Jul 2012
On-Line Sales Tax Debate a Dilemma for Conservatives News that a group of influential conservative governors had joined together to support legislation that would allow their states to collect sales taxes from online purchases has set off a debate amongst conservatives about the "right" position on this issue which promises to heat up by the end of the legislative session. 20 Jul 2012
Obama Creates Foreign Jobs President Obama is creating jobs – just not in the United States. In fact, the President is outsourcing plenty of jobs, shipping taxpayer money overseas to foreign-owned energy companies. 14 Jul 2012
Report: Google to Pay $22.5M Fine for Privacy Invasion According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Internet giant and friend of the Obama administration Google is set to agree to pay a $22.5 million fine as a penalty for invading the privacy of millions of users of Apple products 12 Jul 2012
Deregulation: The Future of Cable/Satellite Broadcasting Deregulation is the future for video and retransmission of broadcast signals by cable and satellite firms. That is the message from the House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications Subcommittee's "Future of Video" hearing last Wednesday, led by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the second in a series planned by the Subcommittee Chairman. 7 Jul 2012
Administration Caving to Fringe Environmental Lobby On the campaign trail Barack Obama is taking care to hit all the right chords on job creation. But, when its feet were held to the fire this year, the Administration sided with special interests and the environmental lobby instead of providing Americans with surefire jobs. 7 Jul 2012
Ex-EPA Regional Head Moving to Sierra Club Al Armendariz has a new gig, free of the menace of officials like Sen. James Inhofe: Armendariz is the Sierra Club's latest hire for their Beyond Coal campaign. 7 Jul 2012