As Texas takes its fight over voter ID to the D.C. District Court, it’s not just the Lone Star State’s elections at stake.
Conservatism
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Starve a Cold, and Your Taxes
Rick Perry proclaims that his state will definitely not willingly participate in the Affordable Care Act—but offers no options for the millions in the state without insurance.Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Florida’s Voter Purge: What the Hell?
With four lawsuits and more than 180,000 names of potentially ineligible voters, the situation in the Sunshine State is getting messier by the day.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Crack in the GOP’s Support for Voter-ID Laws
Michigan’s GOP Governor Rick Snyder vetoed his own party’s voter-ID bill. Is this the beginning of a new trend?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Can We Take John Roberts’s Word at Face Value?
Conservatives don’t seem to be able to.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Our Strange Ideological Divide
When Democrats pursue centrist solutions to problems, Republicans react as though we were all just herded onto collective farms.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Same-Sex Marriage Is a Radical Feminist Idea
Does anyone remember yesterday, before our minds were blown away by watching (on Twitter) Roberts vote to uphold the Affordable Care Act and Kennedy join with the three billygoats to declare the whole thing unconstitutional? I’m having trouble remembering, too. But my notes here say that yesterday I wrote about David Blankenhorn’s decision to support […]
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Why Perry Stands to Lose the Texas Senate Race, No Matter Who Wins
The governor has gone all in for David Dewhurst against Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz. That means, even if Dewhurst wins, Perry may have further alienated some of his base.Â
Posted inWorking in America
The Ongoing Triumph of Radical Individualism
We’re all on our own, and we’re all out for ourselves.
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Tough Choices
Democrats have been more than willing to lose elections for the sake of policy.
