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The debate over the DREAM Act is not an ideological struggle, and the common arguments against it are bogus. The DREAM Act will become law. The questions are when and how. Continue Reading
Voters, and the Democratic and Republican parties and the government they control, all share responsibility for the disastrous election of Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr., who was plagued by scandal even before he won the 2008 race. Continue Reading
A spokesman for Gov. Susana Martinez said recently that the governor pocket vetoed funding for a victim notification system in part because the bill would have created new and arguably unnecessary jobs. But the three employees who work on the Victim Information and Notification Everyday system aren’t new at all, and theirs are the only jobs the bill would have funded. Continue Reading
America is downsizing, and the failure of American presidents and other elected leaders to prepare for this eventuality – indeed, their success in pretending that it could not happen here and in persuading us that it could not happen here – is magnifying the strains that now jeopardize American democracy. Continue Reading
With the retirement of the space shuttles and nothing really on the horizon in space we are not giving our young any dreams to lift them up. So very sad. Continue Reading
When it comes to the PNM rate increase, the commissioners struggled to achieve the fairest result possible under the law. Continue Reading
Democrats don’t yet have a serious candidate in the 2nd Congressional District race because they look at the numbers and the history of the district and see reality: With an incumbent Republican seeking re-election, the district, with these boundaries and in this political climate, probably isn’t one of the best investments they can make. Continue Reading
We’re so transfixed by this iconic battle between left and right that we seem to have forgotten what precipitated our current economic woes in the first place – a lack of commonsense regulation in the financial markets. Continue Reading
To save U.S. manufacturing, Americans must focus on the real problems behind the losses in factories here. The effective solutions are found on the factory floor, so it is engineers and factory managers who can best solve them. Continue Reading
The Las Cruces City Council District 2 race got more crowded this weekend when the chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission entered the race. Continue Reading
As a result of the press for school privatization, the United States will find itself with an alienated underclass with no commitment to a common social contract. Continue Reading
While Michael Hays seems to think that the Founding Fathers were a bunch of racists and sexists who could not possibly have any useful ideas for us “moderns,” I believe that the Constitution was a work of genius. Continue Reading
The Santa Fe New Mexican went in-depth this weekend in a profile of Gov. Susana Martinez, pointing out that she has been “scaling walls since she was a kid.” Continue Reading
The Los Angeles Times took a look today at a controversy Secretary of State Dianna Duran sparked when she claimed in March that foreign nationals had voted in New Mexico elections. Continue Reading
Afghanistan is on my mind of late, as I’m soon headed there to work with a woman who wants to help the Afghani people stand up as U.S. military forces begin to stand down. Continue Reading