How to Buy Marijuana Legally in California (Update)
Friday, November 19, 2010 11:13 AM
Background
On November 2, California voters rejected a bill to legalize marijuana. However, the subject is far from closed. Although California voters rejected full legalization, a majority of voters under the age of 30 did vote in favor of leg...
It’s Time to Put an End to Taxes
Sunday, August 1, 2010 6:05 AM
Nobody likes taxes. The problem is that the United States government needs money—lots of it—to do all the things we want it to do. So we tend to think of taxes as unpleasant necessities. I believe we can eliminate taxes completely. We just need to...
World Cup Guide: The 32 Teams
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:45 AM
David Wallechinsky is the author of The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics and The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics. He is the vice-president of the International Society of Olympic Historians
Introduction
The World Cup, by far the bigg...
New Additions to AllGov—More Nations
Sunday, May 30, 2010 9:31 AM
We have added AllGov pages about U.S. relations with the following nations:
Algeria
Finland
Iceland
Jamaica
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Liberia
Namibia
Nepal
Slovenia
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
Trinidad and Tobago
New Additions to AllGov—Nations
Saturday, May 29, 2010 8:32 AM
We have added AllGov pages about U.S. relations with the following nations:
Croatia
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Kenya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mali
Mauritius
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Seychelles
Slovakia
Somalia...
New Additions to AllGov-People
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:25 AM
We have added new profiles of President Obama’s appointees and nominees. They are:
Agency Heads
Douglas Anderson- United States Access Board
John Bates-Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Jacqueline Berrien-Equal Employment Opportunity ...
New Additions to AllGov
Monday, May 10, 2010 5:48 AM
AllGov has added several countries to the Nations section. These are:
Eritrea
Gabon
Haiti
Malaysia
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Sudan
Yemen
Acquiring Wisdom: Tip for Beginners
Monday, April 12, 2010 5:53 AM
One lesson I have learned is to pay more attention to the message than to the messenger. Some of the most important pieces of wisdom I have heard or read came from the least likely people, either because their wisdom was not accompanied by status,...
Supreme Court Decision Shakes up 2012 Presidential Race; Poll Shows New Leaders
Sunday, January 24, 2010 4:47 AM
The recent Supreme Court decision upholding the right of “personhood” for corporations and unions, and allowing them unlimited spending in elections appears to have had an immediate effect on the next presidential contest in 2012.
Previous pol...
New Additions to AllGov
Monday, January 4, 2010 5:29 AM
AllGov has added profiles of several Obama appointees, including ten ambassadors. Colombia has also been added to the Nations section.
Agency Heads
David Kappos-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Aaron Williams-Peace Corps
Daniel Yohannes-Mil...
10-Year Anniversary of the Bill That Led to the Current Economic Crisis
Monday, November 16, 2009 5:27 AM
The legislation sounded innocuous enough: The Financial Modernization Act. But proponents, who included almost the entire U.S. Senate and the Clinton administration, were euphoric over the passage of the bill in November 1999 that revoked the Depr...
Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Not Being George Bush
Friday, October 9, 2009 6:50 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama, citing “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” as well as his “work for a world without ...
New Additions to AllGov
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 5:31 AM
AllGov has added several nations and profiles of Obama appointees, including six ambassadors.
Nations
South Africa
Spain
Belgium
Hungary
Switzerland
Honduras
Tuvalu
Agency Heads
William Taggart-Federal Student Aid
Julie Paradis-Fo...
New Additions to AllGov
Friday, August 14, 2009 6:48 AM
AllGov has added profiles of several recent Obama appointees, including eight ambassadors.
Agency Heads
Jim Leach-National Endowment for the Humanities
Ray Jefferson-Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
Thomas Frieden-Centers for Disea...
New Additions to AllGov
Monday, July 20, 2009 4:50 AM
Three countries have been added to the Nations section of AllGov: Russia, Ukraine and Guatemala. We have also added profiles for ambassador nominees Miguel Diaz (Vatican City), Louis Susman, (United Kingdom), Laurie Fulton (Denmark), Tim Roemer (I...
New Additions to AllGov
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:48 AM
As President Obama and his cabinet members fill their teams, AllGov is adding profiles of the appointees. Among the latest additions: Michael Michener-Foreign Agricultural Service, Gregory Jaczko-Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rocco Landesman-Nati...