Speaking to members of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), refering to new Israeli construction in East Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared yesterday
“The Jewish people were building Jerusalem 3,000 years ago and the Jewish people are building Jerusalem today. Jerusalem is not a settlement. It’s our capital! …”

“Everyone knows, everyone — Americans, Europeans, Israelis certainly, [...]

The new teacher merit pay proposal won’t have any positive effect. Teacher pay is not the problem nor is it the solution. Have you ever worked for a boss whose motivational style was nothing but threats of firing you if you don’t produce? And who, at the same time, doesn’t properly fund the project, assigns [...]

I know it’s my own fault that I missed my library book’s due date by one day. Still, it seems insanely inefficient that, because of Seminole County’s zero balance policy, I need to physically go to the library and hand my twenty cents to the librarian before I can renew the book. Surely, the [...]

So the Senate Banking Committee is trying to hash out legislation creating a new consumer protection agency that would have the power to write and enforce rules governing payday lenders, debt collectors and other financial companies that are not part of banks. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) is pushing to exempt the payday loan industry from [...]