Daily Archives: February 1, 2002

Covering Houston, take two

Posted on February 1, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Salon tries again to capture Houston’s mood in the post-Enron collapse. While this article is a lot closer to reality than their cringe-worthy first attempt, it still felt off to me. I don’t deny that the free-market deregulation worship that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Give me options

Posted on February 1, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

An interesting opinion piece on the nature of alternative political parties and restricted ballot access. The writer, a Libertarian, makes the case that freer access to ballots would not necessarily weaken the traditional parties: Mark Rutherford, chairman of the Indiana … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Score one against term limits

Posted on February 1, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The state of Idaho has repealed its term limits law, becoming the first state to do so. I’m genuinely shocked that the mostly Republican state legislature did so over the veto of the Republican governor. Term limits were a rallying … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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