Pesky Evidence
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Criminal Justice on January 25th, 2010
I’ll admit to being one of the multitude of fans who have made shows like NCIS and CSI such hits. It isn’t that I don’t recognize how unrealistic they are—no publicly financed lab could afford such cutting-edge equipment even if someone invented it—but I love watching the search for hard evidence, and the characters’ willingness [...]
Even When They’re Right on Principle…
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Uncategorized on January 18th, 2010
As readers of this blog know, I’m a firm proponent of nonpartisan redistricting. Gerrymandering “games”–played by both parties–simply allow incumbents to choose their voters, rather than the other way around. So I have been inclined to be supportive of Todd Rokita’s traveling road show, even while somewhat suspicious of his motives. Rokita, after all, was [...]
The Sad Demise of the GOP?
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on January 16th, 2010
I was an active, committed Republican for 35 years. I worked in a Republican city administration; I ran for Congress as a Republican, and I was “mainstream” enough to win a four-person primary. That was in 1980.
Over the years, the GOP drifed ever further from the principles that had attracted me. A principled concern with limiting the authority of [...]
The Marrying Kind
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on January 13th, 2010
Here’s a quick quiz. Who said this?
“Legalizing same-sex marriage would also be a recognition of basic American principles, and would represent the culmination of our nation’s commitment to equal rights. It is, some have said, the last major civil-rights milestone yet to be surpassed in our two-century struggle to attain the goals we set for [...]
Happily Ever After
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on January 10th, 2010
The last time I babysat my younger grandchildren, we watched one of those age-appropriate Hollywood fairy tales where the good guy defeats the bad guy and then the story ends because—it is understood by all, even five-year olds—that everyone will now live happily ever after.
Many Americans apply that simple fantasy to politics: once we elect [...]
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