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Silencing the Science on Gun Research

…all Department of Health and Human Services agencies, including the National Institutes of Health.6 The US military is grappling with an increase in suicides within its ranks. Earlier this month,…

Republican "fiscal cliff" proposal

…it isn’t a concrete proposal but actually merely puffery that restates the position that the GOP wants lots of entitlement cuts, no military cuts, and no tax rate increases (but…

Romney’s Tax Views

…as Democratic speeches noted, is against him. When he refuses to specify just what programs he would cut while cutting taxes and increasing military expenditures, many voters are naturally suspicious…

Bull In a China Shop

…policy proposals: to significantly increase spending on the proverbial military-industrial complex and dramatically decrease both domestic spending and tax revenue. Contrary to the punditry’s meme, Romney hasn’t been unspecific about…