Politics
The Shocking Radicalism of "Brave"
Jul 03, 2012While it isn't flawless, Brave has an impressive satirical eye for a mainstream movie.
Our Strange Ideological Divide
Jul 03, 2012When Democrats pursue centrist solutions to problems, Republicans react as though we were all just herded onto collective farms.
Roberts's Switch in Time
Jul 02, 2012CBS News confirms what we were all thinking—the chief justice changed his mind about the Affordable Care Act decision.
Judges Take On Climate Skeptics
Jul 02, 2012The D.C. Court of Appeals released an opinion last week that protects the EPA's greenhouse-gas regulation from the scorn of those who protest climate-change prevention.
Where Work Disappears and Dreams Die
Jul 02, 2012In Gary, Indiana—the former “Magic City” of industrial might—jobs have left, and so has almost everything else.
Reading the Tea Leaves in the Supreme Court Opinions
Jun 29, 2012Did Chief Justice Roberts change his mind about the Affordable Care Act at the last minute? Whatever happened, it's going to be a long time before we find out.
Court Stays Clear of Tinkering with the First Amendment
Jun 29, 2012Xavier Alvarez may or may not qualify for mental-health care under the ACA, but the Court at least decides he won’t be going to jail.
What’s So Radical about Same-Sex Marriage?
Jun 29, 2012Part Three in my response to David Blankenhorn’s half-hearted conversion to equality
If Texas Doesn't Expand Medicaid, Two Million Will Be Without Options
Jun 29, 2012Yesterday's ruling means they'll have to cross their fingers and hope the state chooses to give them coverage.
