Tim Fernholz

Lacking anything better to do as we await the results of the American People’s Referendum On Our Future (TM), I thought I’d tell you why Anne Applebaum’s column today is wrong on nearly every point. She lists five election day myths that are actually true. Thus, the fisking: The Republican Party will benefit from some […]

Our flintiest voters got the ball rolling last night in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, with Obama winning 15 votes to McCain’s 6. I’ve made the case — often — that New Hampshire is going to go blue once again, and though these two towns aren’t necessarily a predictor for the rest of the state, it’s […]

Pretty deep, in fact. While researching this piece on how to get an executive branch appointment, Carrie and I came up with A LOT of names for various cabinet positions in an Obama administration. Being the useful reporter I am, I’m dumping my notebook after the jump — see what you think, keeping in mind […]

Today, Kansas City’s Bishop told Obama voters that they would essentially be going to hell for supporting the Democratic nominee. It’s an assertion I take strong exception to, and I’m not one of the only ones — the conservative Catholic legal scholar Doug Kmiec endorsed him early and has faced harsh measures because of his […]

Ezra already flagged this, but it’s pretty important, so here it is again: Jared Bernstein of EPI and Bob Rubin of Clintonian fiscal hawkery have together written an op-ed laying out the liberal consensus on economic policy for the foreseeable future. It’s really got it all: stimulus, unions, John Kenneth Galbraith, and fiscal responsibility. Given […]

Robert Kaplan writes that if Obama is elected tomorrow, his first challenge will be Iraq, and the first thing he will have to do is … be more like John McCain. Yes, it’s weird, and I’ll tell you why. But I’ll also warn you — if Obama is elected, get ready for a ton of […]

Riffing off of the Rashid Khalidi situation, Spencer makes a good point about how ensuring that Muslim Americans are fully engaged and welcome in American society is important to our national security interests. In turn, let me use that as a jumping off point for my increasingly relevant article from earlier in the week: Many […]

Ken Duberstein, a GOP lobbyist who was a major player and the final chief of staff during the Reagan administration, just announced that he’s going to vote for Barack Obama, in part because Colin Powell’s endorsement of the Democratic nominee was a “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.” Duberstein, whose Reagan connection ought to prevent any […]

Lame duck, schlame duck, sez The Washington Post: The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January. The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the […]