Rachel Alexander

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Feb 23, 2015
School Choice: From Vouchers to Savings Accounts
If you haven't paid close attention to the school choice movement over the past 10 years, you might not realize how much it has changed.
Feb 16, 2015
How to Force an Ethics-Plagued Democrat Governor to Finally Resign
Mired in scandal, the longtime Democrat governor of Oregon, John Kitzhaber, finally stepped down from office last week. Plenty of Democrat politicians become embroiled in scandals yet continue serving in office for many years, so what made this different?
Feb 9, 2015
Goldwater Institute Sues: State Bars are Unconstitutional Mandatory Unions
State bars are acquiring a chilling reputation for misusing the dues of attorneys forced to join them, including using those dues to target conservative attorneys. Right-leaning attorneys are frequently disbarred and disciplined for actions completely unrelated to the practice of law, a gross overreach of power.
Feb 2, 2015
The Witch-Hunt Against Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell
On January 7, former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, a conservative Republican once considered a leading contender for President, was sentenced by a judge to two years in federal prison.
Jan 19, 2015
Obama Apologizes to the French for Choosing Football Over Anti-Terrorism March
Dear French personnes, I've been deep in thought while drinking a Double Ristretto Venti Half-Soy Nonfat Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-Shot Gingerbread Frappuccino at Starbucks, and feel like I owe an apology to you people for ditching France last Sunday.
Jan 12, 2015
Boehner Re-elected Speaker . . . And You Got Played
Last week, John Boehner (R-Ohio) easily won re-election as Speaker of the House. Only 25 Republicans defected, with 216 Republicans voting for him. In the days before the election, there was a flurry of emails and activity on social media about the vote, calling on members of Congress to oust Boehner.
Jan 5, 2015
Big Business Explains Continuing Gasps of Discredited Green Movement
Although man-made global warming has been thoroughly exposed as an embarrassing scam, the green movement is strangely expanding, not retreating.
Dec 29, 2014
Immigration, Common Core, May Derail 2016 GOP Candidates
Since forming a presidential exploratory committee earlier this month, Jeb Bush is being considered a serious Republican candidate for president. But as George Will astutely pointed out last week, Bush has two significant hurdles; his support for Common Core and immigration reform.
Dec 22, 2014
Washington State: The 20-year Demise of a Blue State
I left Washington State about 20 years ago for Arizona. A Washington native, I had become fed up with the left-wing politics of Seattle. A couple of years ago, I moved back to the Pacific Northwest. A lot had changed while I was gone, and very little for the better.
Dec 15, 2014
Over 1,000 Gun Owners Violate Washington State Law - In Front Of Police!
Fed up with the passage of an 18½-page incoherent, rambling, unconstitutional gun control initiative that was bankrolled by billionaires, gun owners across Washington state held the largest felony civil disobedience rally in the nation's history, brazenly titled "I Will Not Comply."