Author Archives: matt ohern

Shutting Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Posted on October 28, 2015 by matt ohern

Amid growing national concerns about “mass incarceration,” particularly of African-Americans, a Center for Public Integrity study found in August that Virginia schools refer students to law enforcement agencies at a higher rate than schools in any other state in the country … Continue reading →

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“Victory” Over EPA – Not So Fast

Posted on October 28, 2015 by matt ohern

EPA won a legal decision in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, which has been advertised as a victory for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers trying to protect private, personal, and financial records regarding their Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. I have some … Continue reading →

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The Senate's Pathetic Pay-Fors

Posted on October 28, 2015 by matt ohern

As we all know, the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF) was intended to be fully self-supporting from the various federal taxes paid by highway users, mostly on gasoline and diesel fuel. But for most of the past decade, this user-tax … Continue reading →

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Senators Squash Global Warming Skeptic

Posted on October 28, 2015 by matt ohern

As Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition for 15 years, Tomas de Torquemada, presided over the interrogation, torture, imprisonment and execution of thousands, for the “crimes” of religious heresy and pretended conversion to Christianity. Historian Sebastián de Olmedo titled him “the … Continue reading →

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Time for Reform in Juvenile Justice

Posted on October 14, 2015 by matt ohern

If the evidence showed that taking a particular medication actually made the disease worse, would you keep on taking it? Of course not. But a recent paper, Juvenile Justice Reform, co-issued by Justice Fellowship, Right On Crime, and the Thomas … Continue reading →

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