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Glenn Beck Highlights Mackinac Center's "Overton Window" — Glenn Beck borrowed the theory of change developed by the Mackinac Center's late vice president, Joseph Overton.

"Light Pollution" = Law Pollution — A "dark skies" movement seeks to pass laws to boss people around regarding their choices on lighting up their own property.

MEGA Madness and Big Labor Contradictions — Ironically, the MEGA-SEIU deal was offered in part to address the union's complaint that it is at a disadvantage due to Michigan's "high labor costs" compared to two other states the SEIU was supposedly considering (one of them with a right-to-work law reviled by the union).

A Cut or a Scratch — Are 20j reductions that bad for wealthy school districts?