The sad tale of how the Supreme Court got McCutcheon v. FEC wrong and how that’s helping to foster an Inequality Era.
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Some Notes on the Outrage Industrial Complex
Liberals are now just as able as conservatives to find obscure people to hold up to ridicule. Does it matter?
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Daily Meme: The Fog of Donald Rumsfeld
You may recall an infamous news conference in February 2002–a year before the invasion of Iraq-when reporters packed the Pentagon Briefing Room, hoping to wring some answers about Saddam Hussein’s shadowy weapons of mass destruction program from senior defense officials. Donald Rumsfeld, the defense secretary, decided that the reporters did not deserve the benefit of […]
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Is the “Mend It” Period of the Affordable Care Act’s Evolution Beginning?
Just like every major piece of legislation, it’ll require adjustment. Even Republicans may be realizing that.
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On Piketty’s Capital: Growth
His magnum opus addresses mainstream American political discourse focused on policy-induced growth
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George Takei, Living Long and Prospering from Social Media
How the former Star Trek star has become internet’s funny, corny uncle and its moral compass.
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Two Roads Diverged
The fates of the stars of 1964’s The World of Henry Orient say much about the decade in which they came of age.
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Daily Meme: Points of Clarification
The modern world is so confusing. Fortunately, there are lots of people out there trying to clarify things for you, so in today’s meme, we’re seeking and finding clarity on what bedevils us. Are you a Supreme Court justice who doesn’t quite understand how different birth control methods work, what with all those confusing ladyparts […]
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Is It Time to Take Rand Paul Seriously?
A candidate is as a candidate does, and Paul is building a campaign faster than anyone else.
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Yet Another Legal Attack on Obamacare
A lawsuit in D.C. Circuit Court that has flown under the radar has the potential to do immense damage to the health care law.