Paul Waldman, Author at The American Prospect

Today’s Cyborg News

A double-amputee controls his prosthetic arms using only his brain.

Where everybody’s lying to themselves and failure is rewarded.

He’s become the GOP’s chief spokesperson on the issue. Here’s why that does him no good.

The normalization of relations with Cuba is another sign that he isn’t going to let these last two years go to waste.

Why 55 percent approval could be the new standard of presidential success.

Elite conservatives are all arguing for torture, and the rank-and-file may be following along.

Both sides could gain something important, and not lose very much.

Some feel the coming of a resurgent left.

Incredibly, the torture advocates still claim that Jose Padilla’s case justifies the barbarism the Bush administration embraced.

There were a whole lot of goodies thrown in for Republicans, but not much for Democrats.