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By Neil the Ethical Werewolf Atrios is talking about boycotting South Dakota in light of their near-total ban on abortions. Roxanne and Amanda don’t think that’s a good idea. I’m with the ladies on this one — as they point out, a boycott would harm lots of poor hard-working women, and it’s very unlikely that […]

Since there’s an energetic argument on the Great Society whirling in the Will thread, it’s probably time to note that my poverty feature is unlocked and ready to read. Here’s the beginning, which is rather relevant to the conversation below: “It was 1988, Ronald Reagan’s final state of the Union. The previous eight years had […]

Jeralyn on Coulter: I don’t think she believes a word she says. She’s discovered that the money tree blossoms the more outrageous she becomes — both for book sales and lecture fees. She’s always wanted fame as well as fortune, and notoriety has become an acceptable substitute.

Greg Anrig recounts Larry Summers’ good deed.

Dale Franks is right here. Responding to a Washington State Senator’s cry that taxpayers should be outraged by Wal-Mart’s reliance on public programs for their employees, Franks observes: Just out of curiousity, why should taxpayers be outraged? This is after all, precisely what the Democratic party has been arguing for for decades. For a half-century, […]

This is a bit of a weird George Will column: Republicans have been happier than Democrats every year since the survey began in 1972. Married people and religious people are especially disposed to happiness, and both cohorts vote more conservatively than does the nation as a whole. People in the Sun Belt — almost entirely […]

Check out the very first Health Wonk Review, a round up of everything dense and chart-filled in health punditry. It doesn’t include me, but aside from that, it’s rather awesome.