Cass Sunstein to Leave WH ‘Regulatory Czar’ Post & Return to Harvard Law School

Madeleine Morgenstern The Blaze 8/3/2012

Cass Sunstein, President Barack Obama’s “regulatory czar,” will leave his administration post and head back to Harvard Law School later this month, Politico reported Friday morning:

Sunstein, a celebrity academic who met Barack Obama when they were both teaching at University of Chicago Law School was among the world’s most-quoted […]

MN Congressman: Dems Must ‘Create a Real Crisis’ to Force GOP on Tax Cut

Meredith Jessup The Blaze 12/10/2010

In an interview with his home state’s public radio Thursday, Minnesota’s Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison suggested that Democratic lawmakers “need to create a real crisis” to force Republicans to renegotiate President Obama’s tax cut compromise.

As we’ve reported, Obama’s compromise would extend Bush-era tax cuts for all Americans while renewing […]

Nudge: DOA to use ‘food behavior scientists’ to modify your kids’ eating habits

Jonathon M. Seidl The Blaze 10/12/2010

Federal officials are turning to psychology in a new approach to get kids to choose healthier foods in the school lunch line.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today it is giving $2 million to food behavior scientists to use marketing tricks to encourage kids to pick fruits and […]

John Kerry Thinks Yur Stuped (but yu new dat all ready)

William A. Jacobson Legal Insurrection 9/25/2010

John Kerry, spokesman for the new Democratic Party, and sometimes Senator from Ted Kennedy’s state, has a few choice words for you dummies, via The Boston Herald:

A testy U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry yesterday blamed clueless voters with short attention spans for the uphill battle beleaguered Democrats are […]

Michelle Obama tells restaurants less butter, more apples

Meredith Jessup The Blaze 9/13/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama is prodding the nation’s restaurants to add more healthy options to menus, label those items more prominently and market nutritious foods to kids.

Speaking to the National Restaurant Association on Monday, Mrs. Obama pleaded with restaurants small and large to take a […]

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