On August 25, 2014, President Obama signed additional cuts to the 2014 Food, Farms, and Jobs Bill, colloquially known as the Farm Bill, into law. The Farm Bill, first signed into law in February of 2014, was a particularly controversial piece of legislation, as it made significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…. Read more »
On a hazy December day in 2011, as the United States ceded all combat duties to Iraqi security and defense forces, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta thanked Iraqis in a ceremony in Baghdad for their “loyalty to the future of Iraq” and heralded the “independent, free and sovereign Iraq.” This was expected to be the… Read more »
Today marks the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued a decision upholding a person’s right to privacy and abortion. In a 7-2 decision, the Court decided that under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, a person had the right to access an abortion… Read more »