“RE-ELECT HILLARY!” This bumper sticker I saw is an apt summary of both the strengths and vulnerabilities of Hillary Clinton in her newly announced run for the presidency in 2008. Take her strengths first: The little quip reminds us how very experienced and smart a politician she is, how well she has represented her state […]
J. Goodrich
J. Goodrich is a recovering economist and the sole proprietor of the political blog Echidne of the Snakes. She also blogs for TAPPED.
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HOW TO PAY FOR UPWARD MOBILITY?
HOW TO PAY FOR UPWARD MOBILITY? A question that occurred to me when I read about the halving of student loan interest on some types of loans: With fanfare and substantial bipartisan support, the House delivered Wednesday on the fifth of six bills Democrats had vowed to quickly pass, voting overwhelmingly to cut the interest […]
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE VANISHING PROSECUTORS.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE VANISHING PROSECUTORS. Senator Dianne Feinstein was one of the first to make a public note of the odd disappearance of so many U.S. attorneys, replaced by interim appointments by the Bush administration — appointments which are not subject to Senate confirmation and which can last for the remainder of the […]
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FROM THE TINFOIL HAT FILES.
FROM THE TINFOIL HAT FILES. For those of you not in the know, a tinfoil hat or helmet protects you from the thought waves of evil governments. The tinfoil hat brigade was the name given to those who worried about the lack of transparency in U.S. elections in 2004. Drawing any attention to oddities in […]
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POLITICAL REALITY SHOWS.
POLITICAL REALITY SHOWS. Glenn Beck being hired by ABC’s Good Morning America and now the rumors that Michael Smerconish is being considered for a talk show of his very own on CNN made me think about how close these political talk shows have grown to reality television. The more outrageous the better, especially if the […]
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Where the Boys Are
Remember Title IX, the federal legislation that guarantees equality by sex in education? It was passed in 1972, on the heels of racial integration, and with a rather similar rationale: Separate was not deemed to be equal either in law or in educational outcomes. By 1995, only three sex-segregated public schools remained. Fast forward to […]
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The Conscience Clause
We liberals have a lot on our consciences. Who taught the right wing how to use religion for social causes during the Martin Luther King era? Who showed them that discrimination on the basis of race or sex was not something most Americans see as part of the generous bounty of this country? It was […]
