I agree with K-Lo. I’d bet good money that John Edwards is staying in the race in part because Elizabeth wants him to. Of the two, she’s undoubtedly more politically active, committed, and thoughtful. And whether these are her last years or not, I don’t think it’s a particularly strange desire for her to want […]
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Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.
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THE EDWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THE POLITICO.
THE EDWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THE POLITICO. Elizabeth has bone cancer, but the Edwards‘s appear determined to seek treatment while continuing the campaign, so the political effect of this is relatively minor, aside from Elizabeth’s remarkable performance before the cameras this morning. They’ve not run a sappy conference, and so I won’t dip into what is, […]
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Free Book Help
“Look,” says Jonah Goldberg. “My book isn’t like Dinesh’s latest book. It isn’t like any Ann Coulter book. It isn’t what the Amazon description says or what the Economist claims it is. Or what Frank Rich imagines it is. It is a very serious, thoughtful, argument that has never been made in such detail or […]
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Anti-War Jews
Richard Silverstein relays some new poll data showing that war with Iran doesn’t garner much support among Jews. What’s interesting, though, is the question, which quite broadly asks “Would you support or oppose the United States taking military action against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons?” Even under that favorable framing, 54% of […]
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NIH Whiplash
On the sharp decline in NIH funding, a reader explains: I’ll interject a perspective from a longtime researcher who has funded his research primarily via NIH. The problem with the 15% per year during Clinton to the near zero today under Bush is not that we or anyone else expects 15% per year increases. Rather, […]
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Edwards To Drop Out?
His campaign has sent out a very cryptic press release promising a news conference tomorrow, with Elizabeth, in North Carolina. He was scheduled to be in NYC tomorrow. Additionally, he missed a campaign appearance earlier this week to attend a doctor’s appointment with Elizabeth. I’m hearing rumblings that he may drop out. Update: I am, […]
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MORE TAP DEBATE!…
MORE TAP DEBATE! I’ll happily assume that Garance will actually respond to some of the issues I’ve raised in her promised next post, but in the meantime, I’ll correct what I’m sure is her good-faith misrepresentation of my position on Hillary. Garance says I’ve “spent much of the last year suggesting that it’s not her […]
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McDonald’s Pricing
A cheeseburger at McDonald’s is 99 cents. A double cheeseburger is…100 cents. I can’t figure out how this is economically advantageous for McDonald’s, and nor are any of my friend’s explanations proving persuasive. Current theses: They’re not undercharging for double cheeseburgers, they’re overcharging for single cheeseburgers. They make their profit off folks who don’t notice […]
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Out Of Touch
Does Arnold Kling really believe this? The Left is mostly a paper tiger at this point, as symbolized by the “nonbinding resolution” that they passed on Iraq. Kyoto and its successors are likely to be nonbinding resolutions. I expect a nonbinding-resolution approach to single-payer health care–I’m betting that the Left prefers whining about our health […]
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Gorewatch Lives!
Been a bit since we did this, but both Dave Roberts and Brian Beutler have been liveblogging today’s congressional testimony from Al Gore. Meanwhile, I’m confused. First, Joe Klein tells me that based on Gore’s global warming proposals, he may be running for president. Then, Grist’s David Roberts tells me that, based on on Gore’s […]