Vendettas of the Week

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The Abstinence Agenda

Christopher Law July 22, 2015

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the 2013 birth rate… References and Footnotes"About Teen Pregnancy," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 9, 2014, accessed July 21, 2015, http://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm ↩"U.S. Government Is Still Funding Dubious Abstinence-Only Sex Education Program," July 6, 2015, accessed July 19, 2015, http://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/us-government-is-still-funding-dubious-abstinence-only-sex-education-program-150706?news=856889 ↩"Facts on American Teens' Sources of Information About Sex," Facts on American Teens' Sources of Information About Sex, February 1, 2012, accessed July 19, 2015, https://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FB-Teen-Sex-Ed.html ↩M. Chevrette and H. Abenhaim, "Do State-Based Policies Have an Impact on Teen Birth Rates and Teen Abortion Rates in the United States?" Journal of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology, 2014. ↩“Teens in Montana Told that Condoms Cause Cancer,” Feministing, 2005, accessed July 19, 2015, http://feministing.com/2005/05/12/teens_in_montana_told_that_con ↩"Birth Control Pills - Types, Effectiveness, and Side Effects of Birth Control Pills," WebMD, accessed July 19, 2015. ↩Chris Collins, Priya Alagiri, and Todd Summers, "Abstinence Only vs Comprehensive Sex Education," AIDS Policy Research Center and Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, 2002. ↩

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Gentrifying Skid Row

Brian Chernick July 15, 2015

In 2013, the homeless population in the United States sat… References and Footnotes“Homelessness in the United States: Trends and demographics” December 4, 2014, http://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/health-care/homelessness-u-s-trends-demographics ↩“Los Angeles Confronts a Spike in Homelessness Amid Prosperity,” June 12, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/us/los-angeles-confronts-a-spike-in-homelessness-amid-prosperity.html ↩“L.A. City Council vote makes it easier to clear homeless camps,” June 17, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-homeless-belongings-20150617-story.html ↩“The gentrification of Skid Row - a story that will decide the future of Los Angeles,” March 5, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/mar/05/gentrification-skid-row-los-angeles-homeless ↩L.A. City Council vote makes it easier to clear homeless camps,” June 17, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-homeless-belongings-20150617-story.html ↩L.A. City Council vote makes it easier to clear homeless camps,” June 17, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-homeless-belongings-20150617-story.html ↩“Garcetti shifts stance, won't enforce tough new homeless measures,” June 30, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-garcetti-homeless-20150630-story.html ↩The U.S. Cities Where It Takes the Longest to Be Able to Afford to Buy a Home,” March 16, 2015, http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/03/the-us-cities-where-it-takes-the-longest-to-be-able-to-afford-to-buy-a-home/387766 ↩“Shelter Beds Stay Empty as Homeless Resist Confinement,” December 27, 2000, http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/27/local/me-5180 ↩“Gentrification and affordable housing can coexist in Los Angeles,” January 24, 2014, http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20140124/gentrification-and-affordable-housing-can-coexist-in-los-angeles-richard-j-riodan-and-tim-rutten ↩

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A Global Nightmare

Christopher Law July 8, 2015

In recent news, President Barack Obama reported that he was… References and FootnotesPeter Baker, Helene Cooper, and Michael Gordon, "Obama Looks at Adding Bases and Troops in Iraq, to Fight ISIS," New York Times, June 11, 2015, accessed July 5, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/world/middleeast/iraq-isis-us-military-bases-martin-e-dempsey.html?_r=0 ↩"What Really Causes Terrorism? It's Not Your Freedom," Think by Numbers, January 17, 2012, accessed July 5, 2015, http://thinkbynumbers.org/terrorism/suicide-terrorism-statistics ↩"US Intervention Backfires in Congo," A Little Rebellion, August 11, 2009, accessed July 5, 2015, https://roberttaylor32.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/us-intervention-backfires-in-congo ↩Salma Abdelaziz, Sarah Sirgany, and Josh Levs, "'Mass Death Sentences' for 183 in Egypt," CNN, February 3, 2015, accessed July 6, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/02/world/egypt-court ↩Greenwald, Glenn. "Obama personally tells the Egyptian Dictator that U.S. will again send weapons (and cash) to his Regime,” The Intercept, March 31, 2015, accessed July 5, 2015, https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/31/obama-lifts-freeze-weapons-transfer-egyptian-dictator ↩ "Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go," National Priorities Project, accessed July 5, 2015, https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/. ↩Eric Weiner, "Should America Be the World's Policeman?" NPR, February 20, 2008, accessed July 5, 2015, http://www.npr.org/2008/02/20/19180589/should-america-be-the-worlds-policeman. ↩John Stossel, "Policing the World," Reason.com, February 2, 2012, accessed July 5, 2015, http://reason.com/archives/2012/02/02/policing-the-world#comment. ↩"Benefits of Free Trade," Economics Help, accessed July 7, 2015, http://www.economicshelp.org/trade/benefits_free_trade ↩ Charles Rangel, "Free Trade With Cuba Now," Huffington Post, January 15, 2015, accessed January 6, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-charles-rangel/free-trade-with-cuba-now_b_6482078.html. ↩

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Corporate Cronyism

Christopher Law July 1, 2015

Democrat Presidential hopeful and Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders, scorned the… References and FootnotesJeff Jacoby, "Bernie Sanders’ ‘deodorant’ Comment Ignores Realities of Economic Growth," Boston Globe, May 31, 2015, accessed June 28, 2015, https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/05/30/bernie-sanders-deodorant-comment-ignores-realities-economic-growth/2OfPVj77EsJlZiPSeH1kQN/story.html ↩"What Is Socialism?" accessed July 1, 2015, http://www.worldsocialism.org/english/what-socialism ↩“The Economic System of Corporatism," accessed June 28, 2015, http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/corporatism.htm ↩Elisabeth Parker, "10 Founding Fathers Quotes That Will Make Conservatives’ Heads Explode," Americans Against the Tea Party, July 4, 2014, accessed June 28, 2015, http://aattp.org/9-founding-fathers-quotes-that-will-make-conservatives-heads-explode ↩Connor Sheets, "'Monsanto Protection Act': 5 Terrifying Things To Know About The HR 933 Provision," International Business Times, March 1, 2013, accessed June 28, 2015, http://www.ibtimes.com/monsanto-protection-act-5-terrifying-things-know-about-hr-933-provision-1156079 ↩ Will Fantle, "Monsanto's GMO Policy Infecting All Levels of Government," Nation of Change, July 7, 2013, accessed June 28, 2015, http://www.nationofchange.org/monsanto-s-gmo-policy-infecting-all-levels-government-1373204831 ↩Jesse Solomon, "Top 10 Companies Lobbying Washington,” CNN Money, October 1, 2014, accessed June 28, 2015, http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/01/investing/companies-lobbying-10-biggest-spenders ↩Antony Davies and Ryan McCarl, “How Big Business Benefits from Regulation,” The Washington Times, March 12, 2013, accessed June 28, 2015, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/12/davies-and-mccarl-how-big-business-benefits-regula ↩ Thomas E. Woods, "Back on the Road to Serfdom," in Back on the Road to Serfdom: The Resurgence of Statism, Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books, 2010. ↩ Haley Draznin, "NYC Loses Appeal to Ban Large Sugary Drinks," CNN, June 26, 2014, accessed July 1, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/26/justice/ny-sugary-drink-rulling ↩ Eric Reller, "NFIB Testifies on How Regulations Hurt Small Business," National Federation of Independent Business, September 30, 2013, accessed June 30, 2015. ↩Matt Cover, "CBO: Regulations, Taxes Can Hurt Small Businesses," CNS News, March 15, 2012, accessed June 30, 2015, http://cnsnews.com/news/article/cbo-regulations-taxes-can-hurt-small-businesses ↩"Small Business Trends Small Business, Big Impact," U.S. Small Business Administration, accessed July 1, 2015, https://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-trends-impact. ↩David Frum, "What Is the Conservative Solution to Corporatism?" National Post, December 30, 2011, accessed June 28, 2015, http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/david-frum-what-is-the-conservative-solution-to-corporatism ↩ David Kirkpatrick, "Congress Finds Ways to Avoid Lobbyist Limits," New York Times, February 11, 2007, accessed June 29, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/us/politics/11trips.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 ↩David Kirkpatrick, "Congress Finds Ways to Avoid Lobbyist Limits," New York Times, February 11, 2007, accessed June 29, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/us/politics/11trips.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 ↩Tom Hamburger, "Fossil-fuel Lobbyists, Bolstered by GOP Wins, Work to Curb Environmental Rules," Washington Post, December 7, 2014, accessed June 28, 2015, http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-bolstered-by-gop-wins-work-to-curb-environmental-rules/2014/12/07/3ef05bc0-79b9-11e4-9a27-6fdbc612bff8_story.html ↩

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The TSA Debacle

Christopher Law June 23, 2015

Within this past month, a security test revealed that several inspectors from… References and FootnotesGeorge Leef, "TSA Boondoggles: High Costs, Low Effectiveness, But It's Only Your Money," Forbes, October 9, 2014, accessed June 23, 2015, http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2014/10/09/tsa-boondoggles-high-costs-low-effectiveness-but-its-only-your-money ↩John Pistole, "Pistole: Why We Need TSA's Security Measures," USA Today, November 23, 2010, accessed June 21, 2015, http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-11-24-column24_ST2_N.htm ↩"History," Transportation Security Administration, accessed June 22, 2015, http://www.tsa.gov/about-tsa/history ↩Tom Costello and M. Johnson, "TSA Chief Out After Agents Fail 95 Percent of Airport Breach Tests," NBC News, June 1, 2015, accessed June 21, 2015, http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-us-airports-allowed-weapons-through-n367851 ↩ Jason Harrington, "Dear America, I Saw You Naked And Yes, We Were Laughing. Confessions of an Ex-TSA Agent,” Politico, January 30, 2014, http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/tsa-screener-confession-102912.html#ixzz3dwtKRj94." ↩"TSA Screeners Fired In Groping Scandal Both In 20s, No Criminal Records," CBS Denver, April 20, 2015, accessed June 21, 2015, http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/04/20/tsa-screeners-fired-in-groping-scandal-both-in-20s-no-criminal-records ↩ John Shindler, "Let's Consider Alternatives to the Dysfunctional TSA," Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2015, accessed June 21, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-schindler-tsa-20150605-story.html ↩"Logan Airport Racial Profiling Allegations: TSA Officers Complain Colleagues Are Targeting Minorities," Huffington Post, August 12, 2012, accessed June 21, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/12/logan-airport-racial-profiling_n_1769648.html. ↩Chris Edwards, "Privatizing the Transportation Security Administration," Policy Analysis, no. 742 (2013). ↩John Gage and John Mica, "Pro & Con: Should Airport Screening Be Conducted by Private Secur," February 21, 2011, accessed June 22, 2015, http://www.ajc.com/news/news/opinion/pro-con-should-airport-screening-be-conducted-by-p/nQqsP ↩

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Housing Discrimination Lingers On

Greg Brand June 23, 2015

After San Francisco was devastated by the… References and Footnotes Horiuchi, Lynne. “Object Lessons in Home Building: Racialized Real Estate Marketing in San Francisco.” Landscape Journal, 26:1 (Spring 2007): 61-82. ↩Ibid ↩ Moser, Whet. “Housing Discrimination in America Was Perfected in Chicago.” Chicago Magazine, May 5, 2014. Accessed June 4, 2015. ↩ Turner, Margery Austin. “Housing discrimination today and the persistence of residential segregation.” Urban Wire: Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros, June 12, 2013. Accessed June 4, 2015. ↩ Moser. ↩Ibid. ↩ Samuels, Alana. “Is Ending Segregation the Key to Ending Poverty?” The Atlantic, February 5, 2015. Accessed June 3, 2015. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩Ibid. ↩ Kansas State University Newsroom. “Early Exposure to Diversity Good for Children.” Newswise, December 5, 2005. Accessed June 3, 2015. ↩