Fair Chance Licensing Act: Because of a years-long trend to require background checks for a wide range of business licenses, more than 70 million Americans find it hard to work in licensed professions. Created...
The Georgia prosecution of a broad conspiracy against democracy, involving dozens of people on the national and state levels, serves many important purposes. One of them is to warn us all about the banality...
Full Disclosure Act: America has a long history of cynicism about politics and politicians. It is essential to ensure not only that public officials are ethical, but that there is no appearance of impropriety....
The following is the appendix from an excellent Guttmacher Institute Policy Analysis, July 2023 May 25, 2022 • MICHIGAN (Executive Directive 2022-5) Protection from out-of-state investigations Other directives or protections: State agencies must evaluate...
Finally, Trump was indicted for his illegal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. He and his allies responded with a flurry of excuses and lies. We’ll all be talking about this for the next...
Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations Act: Every year, innocent people are jailed because of false confessions. Every state and locality with a police force can help protect the innocent and convict the guilty by...
If you listen to the advocates for decreased rights for teachers and increased standardized testing, you will hear a series of narratives or stories that underlie all their arguments. Although these stories are a...
Don’t Ask Immigration Status Act: Both authorized and unauthorized immigrants are less likely to report violations of law when they fear they may be harassed by immigration authorities. The Don’t Ask Immigration Status Act...
In politics, we’re always looking for new ways to express our opinions, preferably using words that both grab attention and frame the message. Here are five suggestions for your consideration and, sure, not everybody...
Too often, progressives argue a right-wing or both-siderism frame, repeating that language. Here are five examples that you should avoid using because they obscure the truth. (1) Don’t say “ethics” when talking about the...