The right’s animosity toward Obama isn’t about fascism or socialism — it’s about racism.
Paul Waldman
Paul Waldman is a weekly columnist and senior writer for The American Prospect. He also writes for the Plum Line blog at The Washington Post and The Week and is the author of Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success.
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The Three Audiences Obama Has to Please
Wednesday’s speech is the president’s chance to talk three key congressional constituencies into passing health-care reform.
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The Atlantic’s McArdle Problem.
A colleague points me to this, from a WaPo chat with The Atlantic’s Megan McArdle: Anonymous: You said that medical innovation will be wiped out if we have a type of national health care, because European drug companies get 80% of their revenue from Americans. Where did you get this statistic? Megan McArdle: It wasn’t […]
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Health Care’s Lowest Foes
The most reprehensible critics of reform are not the ignorant or deluded, but the conspirators who lie knowingly about what’s at stake.
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Insurance Fraud
In the health-care reform debate, the insurance lobby is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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All the Rage Over Health-Care Reform
The ugliness of the opposition to health-care reform is a symptom of something much larger.
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Health Care’s Public Perception Malady
Don’t count on successful health-care reform to change the public’s attitudes about government.
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The 10 Dumbest Arguments Against Health-Care Reform
The health-care debate has been overwhelmed by grumbling resistance. Too bad the complaints are largely groundless.
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Going Strong on the Wrong Message
The GOP became its own worst enemy during the Sotomayor hearings.
