Too often, journalists talk about this phenomenon as though it were symmetrical, with Republicans and Democrats moving away from the center at roughly the same rate. But that’s just not true.
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Daily Meme: It Ain’t Easy Being a Koch
Pity the poor Koch brothers. All Charles and David want to do is make America safe for good, old-fashioned, Wild West capitalism. But somehow, they seem to be teeing everybody off-left and right. Plus, it’s so doggone pricey to buy control of the federal government these days! The K-Bros dished out $400 million to defeat […]
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Meet Trey Gowdy, GOP Benghazi Attack Dog
Watch his YouTube videos and you’ll understand why John Boehner picked him to lead the Benghazi select committee.
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Daily Meme: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
Our theme today is desperation, which seems to be gripping our nation’s capital. Last night the House of Representatives voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress because she asserted her right not to answer their questions, a final desperate attempt to get people angry about yet another scandal that didn’t […]
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‘Benghazi! The Musical’: Dancing, Shouting, Not Much Plot
It’s kind of like Oklahoma!, only rather more grim.
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Daily Meme: The Demise of the Viral Obamacare Victim Story
The political ground on the Affordable Care Act seems to be shifting-perhaps enough to help Democrats in the fall, perhaps not. But as more and more information about the law’s operation comes in, Republicans are having a harder time arguing that all those people getting insurance is a terrible thing. Yesterday, we learned that health […]
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Who’s Got the Political Will to Save the Middle Class?
The changes that are necessary to arrest this decline are so fundamental that they virtually require a new political order.Â
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In Defense of Mitch McConnell–Sort Of
Maybe if we stopped expecting every candidate to promise us that they’ll singlehandedly change Washington and politics and America, they’d stop doing it. McConnell may be onto something.
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Yes, Being a Woman Makes You Poorer
Why the failure of the Paycheck Fairness Act this week can’t be ignored.Â
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The Obscure Heroes Behind Congress’s Great Moment
How Midwestern Republicans, not just an arm-twisting LBJ, helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Â Â
