Time gets this rather right: The problem with Bush’s speech to the UN is that no one over there thinks the president has any credibility. The memories of his speech asserting Saddam Hussein’s WMDs and hegemonic intentions are too fresh, and too painful. Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad is on a global PR blitz, telling American magazines and […]
Ezra Klein
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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THERE MAY NOT…
THERE MAY NOT BE ROOM, BUT THERE’S CERTAINLY MONEY. The Big Bossman and I had slightly different interpretations of Mark Warner‘s admonition that Democrats shouldn’t alienate the wealthy by opposing their tax cuts the other day. I viewed the move as politically unhelpful anti-populism of the type favored by influential elites but harmful to the […]
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Impressive Stuff
It’s the second day of Clinton’s Global Initiative Conference, and the Big Dawg has already secured more then $5 billion in donor commitments, including $3 billion for biofuels from Virgin’s Richard Branson. I remember last year’s conference generated some churlish press for Clinton, whose commitment to charity, rather than self-promotion, was considered suspect. A year […]
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MISLEADING POLLS. …
MISLEADING POLLS. I tried to run through this data yesterday at The Blog I Shalt Not Name, but I did a really crappy, confusing job of it (and remember: donate to my awesomeness!). So let’s try again. A fair amount of attention is going to the new NYT/CBS poll, which has pretty encouraging news for […]
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Things Happening Elsewhere
Eszter Hargittai has a good summary on the totally surreal events going on in Hungary. As it turns out, politicians lie, and interest groups seek to protect privilege. But it’s rarely all done so publicly.
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POVERTY HEARTS NYC….
POVERTY HEARTS NYC. All the way out there in New Yawk City, Mayor Mike Bloomberg is apparently getting serious about poverty. He’s giving pay-for-responsibility policies a serious try, creating obvious and immediate financial incentives positive behavior among the poor. So folks will get paid for showing up to school, making medical appointments, getting good grades, […]
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Geography Matters
It’s old news that even while voters overwhelmingly loathe Congress, they tend to think their Congressman is doing a pretty good job. The new NYT/CBS poll sustains that fine tradition of voter confusion. Only 25 percent of voters approve of the job Congress is doing, but a full 53 percent approve of the job their […]
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BLAME THE POLLS….
BLAME THE POLLS. This revelation, courtesy of Tom Edsall in The New Republic, actually explains an awful lot: In late 2000, even as the result of the presidential election was still being contested in court, George W. Bush’s chief pollster Matt Dowd was writing a memo for Rove that would reach a surprising conclusion. Based […]
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Blame The Polls
This revelation, courtesy of Tom Edsall in The New Republic, actually explains an awful lot: In late 2000, even as the result of the presidential election was still being contested in court, George W. Bush’s chief pollster Matt Dowd was writing a memo for Rove that would reach a surprising conclusion. Based on a detailed […]
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Link Blog
Thanks to all who helped out with the tech on this. For those confused, or reading on RSS, or simply oblivious, the site now has a link blog on the right sidebar, where I’m placing fascinating stories with a bit of teaser. During the course of a day I read a lot of interesting articles […]