WHY NOT GO ALL THE WAY? Barack Obama is getting some flak from his opponents for coming out in favor of some mild alterations in the Cuba embargo. So my question is, why not go all the way and advocate ending the embargo completely? But we can’t annoy those Cuban-American voters, can we? Gotta prove […]
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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TO INFINITY, AND BEYOND!
TO INFINITY, AND BEYOND! Today’s successful landing of the space shuttle reminded me of something I’ve been wanting to point out. If you’re like most people, your memory of the great space race goes something like this: 1957: Soviets launch Sputnik. Americans get serious about education. 1961: JFK takes office, pledges to put a man […]
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The Utter Uselessness of the Petraeus Report
If you think the White House-penned report on Iraq will be anything other than a validation of “the surge” and the Bush administration’s larger strategy, you haven’t been paying attention.
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LIFTING THE VEIL.
LIFTING THE VEIL. Lots of people are talking today about whether Karl Rove is attacking Hillary Clinton in order to boost Clinton’s chances to become the Democratic nominee, on the assumption that she is the most beatable candidate. What’s unusual about this is that some in the press (see the Los Angeles Times) are trying […]
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NICE COUNTRY YOU’VE GOT HERE. IT’D BE A SHAME IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO IT.
NICE COUNTRY YOU’VE GOT HERE. IT’D BE A SHAME IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO IT. Via Greg Sargent, we get the latest sample of Rudy Giuliani‘s singular charm: Answering questions at a town-hall meeting, Giuliani was asked why he should expect loyalty from GOP voters when his children aren’t backing him. “I love my family very, […]
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GOP Candidates Alienate Latino Voters
Republicans, who just a few short years ago were trying to court Latino voters, will come to regret the anti- immigration one-upmanship they’ve exhibited in the primary campaign.
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CONSERVATIVES AND THE COMMON MAN.
CONSERVATIVES AND THE COMMON MAN. Today’s New York Times op-ed page features not one but two precious examples of the Republican fetish I call Blue-Collar Heartland Chic, the eternal desire of GOP blue-bloods to convince us that they and their party are down-home folks, Middle Americans, reg’lar fellas and gals who love nothing more than […]
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A STORY ABOUT CONSERVATISM.
A STORY ABOUT CONSERVATISM. If you’ve been watching the coverage of the mine disaster in Utah, you may have noticed the nearly complete absence of any discussion of the larger issues involved here. I’m still waiting for reporters to ask the administration and its representatives why they have done so much to undermine mine safety […]
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The Failure of Antigovernment Conservatism
Issues like children’s health insurance and maintaining our infrastructure offer progressives a golden opportunity to say that sometimes government is not the problem, it’s the solution.
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HOME OF THE GOOD.
HOME OF THE GOOD. Like most Americans, I think this is a great country. As difficult as it is to come up with a composite score of national awesomeness, I don’t even have much of an argument with those who say, as many often do, that America is “the greatest country in the world.” But […]