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Chart of the week: World-wide weed

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Mike Young — 3 Comments

I mentioned earlier last week that in Colorado, you can still get in trouble for using marijuana. That got me thinking – what is the penalty (if any) for using weed in other places?

Tagged with: America, Cannabis, Countries, Global, Illegal, Legalization, Legalize, Marijuana, Other, States, US, Weed, Where, World
Posted in Social Policy

Immigration, gangs in DC, and the path to reform

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Mike Young — 9 Comments

How much sense does this make? Congress is deadlocked over spending cuts, at loggerheads over gun control, and paralyzed on presidential nominees. Yet somehow a bipartisan group of senators is proposing an immigration bill that might actually pass.

Tagged with: Bill, Bipartisan, Bob Menendez, Chuck Schumer, Compromise, Deal, Democrats, Dick Durbin, Eight, Fourteen, Gang, Gangster Squad, Immigration, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Michael Bennet, Negotiate, Picture, Reform, Republicans, Six
Posted in Social Policy

Allowing women in combat? A no-brainer

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Mike Young — 10 Comments

The push for a woman’s right to serve on the front lines seems like one of the strangest moves for gender equality to a lot of us guys.

Tagged with: Announcemnet, Change, Combat, Differences, Duty, Equality, Female, Foreign, Frontline, Gender, Leon Panetta, Military, Oppose, Physical, Role, Social, Support, Why, Women
Posted in Foreign Policy, Social Policy

Poll: Even NRA members want universal background checks

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Mike Young — 3 Comments

Finally, some gun control legislation we can all agree on!

Tagged with: Assault, Ban, Control, Gun, Law, National Rifle Associate, New, NRA, Obama, Oppose, Poll, Regulation, Rile, Rule, Sandy Hook, Support, Weapons, Which
Posted in Social Policy

A winning record: recapping the Daniels administration

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Mike Young — 1 Comment

Governor-elect Mike Pence will be sworn in today at a ceremony just outside the Indianapolis Statehouse at 11 a.m. But until then, Mitch Daniels is the boss.

Tagged with: Accomplishments, Achievements, Bike, Governor, Indiana, Innauguration, List, Mike Pence, Mitch Daniels, Motorcycle, Photo, Picture, Purdue, Resume, Taxes, Toll Road
Posted in Fiscal Policy, Local, Social Policy