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20 Feb 2013, 4:40 am
Good Article: John Tierney, Prison and the Poverty Trap, New York Times, Feb. 18, 2013 [read post]
16 Aug 2012, 2:21 pm
” Similarly, several members of the Massachusetts delegation – Representatives Edward Markey (D), Richard Neal (D), John Olver (D), James McGovern (D), John Tierney (D), Stephen Lynch (D), Niki Tsongas (D), and William Keating (D) – state in a July 13th letter that “[a]n agreement that reflects U.S. law on biologics exclusivity standards will help Massachusetts companies continue to expand and compete in the global economy. [read post]
18 Jun 2012, 3:10 am
JF 491 T54 2012 Constitutional referendums : the theory and practice of republican deliberation Stephen Tierney. [read post]
20 May 2012, 6:03 pm
ANOTHER UPDATE: John Tierney, the author of the piece, emails: Thanks for linking to the cubicle piece. [read post]
16 May 2012, 9:01 pm
(N.C.), Barbara Lee (Calif.), Jim McDermott (Wash.), Christopher Murphy (Ct.), Richard Neal (Mass.), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.), John Olver (Mass.), Chellie Pingree (Maine), Louise McIntosh Slaughter (N.Y.), Adam Smith (Wash.), John Tierney (Mass.), and Peter Welch (Vt.). [read post]
11 May 2012, 2:53 am
John Tierney (D-MA) and Trey Gowdy (R-SC) did introduce an amendment Wednesday that would have transferred $10 million from the “Mars Next Decade” line in the budget (for NASA’s restructured Mars exploration program) to a loan repayment program for state prosecutors and public defenders, but the amendment was defeated 260-160. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 2:38 pm
In a tongue-in-cheek article in the New York Times, writer John Tierney re-introduces his practically fail-proof formula, designed in 2006, for predicting the demise of Hollywood marriages, by relying on his friend, Garth Sundem’s statistical expertise, and his own in-depth literature review of articles published and sold in reading material at supermarket check-out lines. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 6:07 am
Are the compliance obligations placed on federal contractors by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) unduly burdensome or are they appropriate and necessary to combat discrimination? [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 11:44 am
John Tierney (D-MA) questioned the need for a hearing at this time. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 7:55 am
Pete Stark (D-CA 13th), Ted Strickland (D-OH 6th), Bart Stupak (D-MI 1st), Mike Thompson (D-CA 1st), Bennie Thompson (D-MS 2nd), John Tierney (D-MA 6th), Edolphus Towns (D-NY 10th), Mark Udall (D-CO 2nd), Tom Udall (D-NM 3rd), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY 12th), Peter Visclosky (D-IN 1st), Maxine Waters (D-CA 35th), Diane Watson (D-CA 32nd), Mel Watt (D-NC 12th), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA 6th), David Wu (D-OR 1st). [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 2:59 am
Clarke (NY-11), Steve Cohen (TN-9), Dianne DeGette (CO-1), Bob Filner (CA-5), Barney Frank (MA-4), Luis Gutierrez (IL-4), Janice Hahn (CA-36), Michael Honda (CA-15), Barbara Lee (CA-9), Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), James McGovern (MA-3), Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), Jackie Speier (CA-12), John Tierney (MA-6), Melvin L. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 1:25 pm
GLC Chair James Tierney said, "The 2012 Farm Bill is not only important to maintaining and enhancing our agricultural productivity , but also to protecting the Great Lakes from one of the greatest threats to water quality: non-point source pollution. [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 10:47 am
JOHN TIERNEY: What’s New? [read post]
11 Feb 2012, 11:33 pm
In a scathing 12 page letter, Congressman Elijah Cummings, ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and another committee member, Congressman John Tierney, accused director DeMarco of withholding critical information from the committee while lying about the the costs involved and legal authority required for such a program. [read post]
10 Feb 2012, 7:42 am
Congressmen Elijah Cummings and John Tierney yesterday released a smoking letter to DeMarco explaining that his agency's own analysis shows that a principal reduction program could save taxpayers $28 billion. http://democrats.oversight.house.gov/images/stories/Cummings_Tierney_DeMarco.pdf Even more revealing, they say a FannieMae whistleblower has disclosed that FHFA was poised to implement a pilot program along these lines just before the November 2010 election but then… [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 8:13 pm
TEN YEARS AGO ON INSTAPUNDIT: DOUBLE STANDARDS FOR FAILURE: John Tierney says there’s a double standard, with the government foulups and coverups that led to September 11 barely even being investigated — even though thousands died — while Enron’s foulups and coverups have already got people calling for criminal prosecutions. [read post]
8 Jan 2012, 10:49 am
JOHN TIERNEY: How To Stick To Your New Year’s Resolutions. “The study, led by Wilhelm Hofmann of the University of Chicago, showed that the people with the best self-control, paradoxically, are the ones who use their willpower less often. [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 11:05 am
JOHN TIERNEY: In Pursuit of the Perfect Gift? [read post]
11 Dec 2011, 7:38 am
Tierney’s interviews. [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 12:54 pm
John Kitzhaber’s recent decision to place a moratorium on capital punishment, and Troy Davis’s high-profile execution galvanizing opposition to the death penalty. [read post]
