Does a government official have an obligation to perform his duties even in situations where he has a personal objection to performing them? A Justice of the Peace in Louisiana, asked to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple, apparently doesn’t think so. He denied their request: A Louisiana justice of the peace said [...]
In campaign literature and commentary, the Democrats in this election cycle are all about saying they want to keep taxes low or even cut them. But when it comes time to actually do what’s necessary to accomplish those tasks, they vote to raise them. Dem candidate for Governor Creigh Deeds has a long history of [...]
If the promises hold up under real-world testing and some of the remaining issues get handled, this could be monstrously huge: A new kind of portable electrochemical battery that can produce thousands of hours of power – and soon replace the expensive regular or rechargeable batteries in hearing aids and sensors and eventually in cellphones, [...]
