When I was writing a column about how Congress should cut off funding for public broadcasting the other day, it all felt familiar and a bit of a chore — I had written columns making the same points so many times over the years and Republicans always failed to cut off CPB’s funding.
Now, lo and behold, they’ve actually done it. Congrats to all involved, especially the great Tim Graham of the Media Research Center who has finally landed his white whale. Well done.
The package will now be sent to the House, which must pass it before a Friday deadline.
Benjamin Rothove
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Will Swaim
Many Americans have no way of knowing how much a hospital will charge them for a routine procedure until weeks later when the bill arrives in the mail.
John Kennedy
Montreal’s fine-arts museum rediscovers Paris’s premiere talent spotter.
Brian T. Allen
The economy is poised to grow. The job now falls to the Fed and Treasury to cut, sell, and coordinate before the window of opportunity closes.
Paul Winfree