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...DeLeo unveiled a comprehensive bill that seeks to liberalize Massachusetts’s gambling laws. Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 failed in a similar effort in 2007, but the tide may be turning. Yesterday, the bill won the committee backing that it needed in order to proceed, meaning that Massachusetts may be well on its way to joining the list of over 30 other states that allow hotel casinos...
...specific historical circumstances in which liberal democracy flourished are likely to keep society’s normalizing compass spinning. The U.S. is a notable example of this—a society that has retained a sense of morality outside of the harm principle but is unsure where to proceed next. As fewer and fewer citizens in Fukuyama’s predicted world see the value in virtue, society would be likely to advance toward a morally minimal liberalism. This philosophical stance, coupled with a democratic political organization, is likely to make the end of history closer than you?...
...album’s tracks seem similarly polished and ebullient, with a steady resolve and undeniable infectiousness. Unfortunately, “Wu Massacre” as a whole lacks a sense of integration. It appears that almost no attention was paid to the track sequencing, and the songs proceed in a decidedly clunky manner. This is illustrative perhaps of a lack of attention to the overall feel of the album, which ends up seeming like a collection of great songs pushed thoughtlessly together. There is also perhaps a certain hastiness in the way in which “Wu Massacre?...
...Republican leaders have not totally dug in their heels. They have actually agreed to proceed with a vote on the unfunded bill - but most Republicans are expected to vote against the bill, and Dems will need at least one Republican to reach the magic threshold of 60 to overcome Coburn's filibuster and pass the bill. Even if they managed that, however, it'll take at least until Sunday evening to procedurally bypass the filibuster, and many Senators are impatient to go home or depart on long-planned trips abroad (the security for which is expensive to rearrange). (See pictures...
...doctors are scheduled to be cut by 21 percent in April, and then continue to decline for the rest of the decade. While this cut is typically reversed by Congress before it occurs, the oft-quoted CBO analysis of the Democratic health care legislation assumes that the cut will proceed and adds the savings to the reform’s tally. Without the “Doc Fix,” the CBO concludes that the bill adds to the deficit over the next decade. We’ll believe that Democrats will cut Medicare payments when...