Josiah Duran

According to this piece, online grocery shopping is on the up and up. Meanwhile, this article describes something similar happening with book subscriptions. This article tries to delineate boundaries between…

A version of the long-expected farm bill has passed the House of Representatives. This piece sees the bill as an indicator of a good trend for Congress. Meanwhile, snow has…

The news has been abuzz recently with Pope Francis's comments that the internet could be utilized to encourage community. Meanwhile, this piece looks for a silver lining in a study…

According to this piece, American presidents may be becoming more polarizing. Also on the political front, the legally powerless Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board considers NSA phone record collection illegal.…

This piece indicates that President Obama has recently scheduled a meeting with Pope Francis. Meanwhile, this article describes how food hubs help novice farmers turn a profit, thus encouraging local…

If the assessment in this piece is correct, President Obama won't shy away from using executive orders to implement his agenda for the year. Meanwhile, legislators in Washington state have they're…

According to this piece, Congress has recently devised a compromise government funding bill. At the same time, the institution seems to be entertaining the notion of moving on the long-discussed…

According to this interesting piece, school closings in response to the dreaded polar vortex demonstrate that "today we're all wimps." Meanwhile, British cabinet member Owen Patterson recently urged the U.K.…

As I write this, it's cold. On the political front, this piece tells that the Senate recently propelled a unemployment benefit extension past a key procedural vote. Meanwhile, The Weekly…

This article reports on the continuing saga of legal challenges to NSA data collection. In other court news, as the Affordable Care Act goes into effect, Justice Sotomayor has issued…

Happy New Year! Tomorrow, the Affordable Care Act takes full effect. In other news, this piece looks at Census Bureau statistics and analyzes population shift in the States. The article…

Merry Christmas! Last week, the FDA issued a message concerning the new food safety regulations. Meanwhile, this piece speculates about the fate of specialty crops under a new farm bill.…

Late last week, Pope Francis gave an interview. Among other things, the Pope defended himself from the charge of being a Marxist. In other news, Target confirmed this morning that…

This week's news is mostly on the political front. A budget deal seems ready to go through the Senate, wrapping up the congressional conflict from earlier this year. But another…

As most everyone has heard by now, the renown South African activist and politician Nelson Mandela died last week. This brief editorial argues that Mandela deserves the near-legendary status that…

In a follow-up to a previous Localist Roundup, a petition has appeared on the White House Petition website urging that the runner-up turkey from this Thanksgiving's turkey pardoning be executed:…

Apparently, some people are pushing something like a local business version of Black Friday. Of course, it's a different day--the Saturday after Thanksgiving--so the committed shopper can always double-dip. The…

Happy Thanksgiving! In keeping with tradition, President Obama has pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey. Although, given the fact that the runner-up turkey isn't bound for a table either, the pardoned turkey…

Worries continue over the FDA implementation of new food safety regulations. Small farmers may face debilitating regulations, although the FDA claims it will be sensitive to small farm concerns. This…

The Black Friday shopping binge starts earlier still this year. On a less depressing note, these study results tell something about how women influence men. And these results list what…

Earlier this week the first federal challenge of NSA surveillance opened. At this point in the proceedings, the main question seems to be whether any of the various challengers have…

This Monday was Veterans Day, prompting this intriguing piece, which examines flaws in the public's perception of veterans and in veteran's perception of themselves. Meanwhile, this article addresses the continuing…