Archive for June, 2008

Too young to understand politics? No, not young enough.

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

While NYRA isn’t in the business of generational warfare, we have seen our share of artillery barrages from older generational warriors. So now and then it doesn’t hurt to peak out from our trenches and fire back. A fascinating new study gives us some nice ammo:

Political science professors Richard R. Lau of Rutgers […]

Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

What should be NYRA’s and any other youth advocate’s top priority now is HR 5876 (read full text here) Take action on the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 here.

Bill could give federal oversight to private clinics for children and would require FDA inspections
In a move that could have implications […]

McCain Not A Real Man, Says Limbaugh

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Interesting post by Jeffrey Feldman:
For playground-soldier Rush Limbaugh, when a Republican gives a speech that questions the effectiveness of government, that forfeits said Republican’s status as ‘a man.’ What would have earned McCain his ‘I’m a man’ badge? Blaming the destruction of New Orleans on liberals, of course (as if you had to […]