On the Affordable Care Act, conservatives exhibit the paradox of American public opinion: They oppose big government, but support its actual programs.
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Daily Meme: The Court’s Faux Colorblindness
“A blinkered view of race in America won out in the Supreme Court on Tuesday when six justices agreed, for various reasons, to allow Michigan voters to ban race-conscious admissions policies in higher education … ” So starts the New York Times‘s righteous take-down of today’s Supreme Court ruling in Schuette v. BAMN, in which […]
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The Religion of Unreason
Liberals are exasperated with conservatives’ unwillingness to acknowledge fact about health care, and other things. But they’d better get used to it.
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Justice Sotomayor’s Powerful Defense of Equality
At heart, the dissenters in Schuette v. BAMN argue, a Michigan amendment outlawing affirmative action deprives minorities access to the political process.
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Today In American Exceptionalism
Almost nowhere else is there such a tight link between class and opinions about cutting government.
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Daily Meme: Ladies’ Choice
Nothing sparks speculation in Washington like a new political memoir, but two are a true bonanza, enough fodder for days of online chatter. Last week, Hillary Clinton announced that the story of her four years as Secretary of State, the unimaginatively named Hard Choices, will appear in bookstores in June. Although Clinton has yet to […]
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Future of Television at Stake at Supreme Court Today
OK, that’s a slight exaggeration. But the case of the scrappy, disruptive startup Aereo could alter the cable landscape.
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Manly Men Condemn Obama’s Lack of Manliness
Here’s what they ought to be asked next time they make this ridiculous argument.
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A Chance to Remake the Fed
Two vacant slots offer progressives the opportunity to ensure the Board finally cracks down on Wall Street.
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Republicans on the ACA: Wrong, but Rational
For the GOP, there’s no real benefit in admitting Obamacare is working.
