May 22, 2006 -
Another day, more scandal. It's hard to keep up with all the ethically-challenged behavior, but here are some highlights:* In NORTH CAROLINA, the AP reports on the latest involving House Speaker Jim Black (D) and his connections to the state lottery: "A former political director for House Speaker Jim Black is one of three former lottery company workers who have been charged with violating state lobbying laws, according to court documents released Monday."* In FLORIDA, the woes of senate candidate Katherine Harris continue to grow:
May 22, 2006 -
The war over who will run the Southern courts continues to escalate. The latest flashpoint: President Bush's recent pick of Michael Wallace, Sen. Trent Lott's counsel in the 1999 Clinton impeachment trial, to the 5th U.S.
May 22, 2006 -
The latest figures are out about the staggering number of people the United States puts behind bars -- a figure that has us jockeying with countries like Russia for the highest incarceration rate of any "developed" country:
May 21, 2006 -
Over at Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch, the Institute's special Katrina project, we have a thoughtful look at the race dynamics of
May 19, 2006 -
One of the great obscenities of the government response post-Katrina is that, while officials failed to provide food, evacuation buses, and other assistance, they somehow found the ability to deploy massive security detachments.
May 19, 2006 -
Drivers are pretty laid back in Atlanta and Nashville, according to this study. But Miami? Not so much:
May 19, 2006 -
You know desperation is setting in when politicians start invoking "baby Jesus" to justify bribes: