For the millions of American reality-show junkies who just can’t wait for the return of 2012’s most outrageous hit show-the Republican presidential debates-this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference has offered a tantalizing sneak preview. Just about every potential 2016 cast member was in D.C.-and everybody had something to prove. For Chris Christie, excluded last year […]
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Can the Koch Brothers Be a Political Asset for Democrats?
The problem is that in all likelihood, very few Americans know who they are.
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CPAC’s Second-Class Gays
Gay Republican group GOProud gets to attend this year’s conference—but that’s hardly a victory.
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The Mythological “Cold-Blooded” Killer
Why do we always say murderers are “cold-blooded” even when they obviously aren’t?
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Dealing with Iran’s Two Faces
The U.S. can keep talking to Iran about nukes even while pressuring them on terrorism.
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The Disgraceful Rejection of Debo Adegbile
Republicans voted against his approval as part of a broader anti-civil rights agenda, but the 7 Democrats who joined them ought to be mortified by their own cowardice.
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Daily Meme: “Free Mumia” Backfires Once Again
For some time, a few liberals (like yours truly), and many more conservatives, have used the “Free Mumia” cause as a shorthand for a kind of ineffectual yet harmless activism that always exists in some corners of the left. Whatever the merits of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s case, if you brought a “Free Mumia” sign to an […]
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Conservatives Have All the Best Talismans
If a Democrat wanted to hold something over her head to show liberals she’s one of them, what would she use?
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Greyhound Therapy
In many of South Jersey’s counties, homeless people seeking services are offered a one-way ticket to Trenton or Atlantic City.
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The Last Rural Abortion Clinics in Texas Just Shut Down
Back-alley procedures are about to become a lot more common.