It isn’t about the substance, and it’s only partly about presidential power.
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We Let Bill Cosby Into Our Homes, So He Owes Us an Explanation
America’s once-favorite TV dad needs to take his own advice.
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How Republicans Are Learning to Love the Shutdown
Watch for a shift in their perspective, which is already underway.
Posted inAmerica and the World
ISIL, Hamas and the Future of Israel
The arrival of ISIL makes an Israeli-Palestinian settlement even more urgent. But Hamas is not ISIL, and ISIL is not Hamas.
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Whither Wheeler? FCC Mulls the Fate of Net Neutrality
Whatever choice the FCC chairman makes will need the support of the other two Democrats on the commission to make it stick. Most believe he’ll have that backing.
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With Border Patrol Already Out of Control, GOP Demands Won’t Fix Immigration Woes
The ties that bind us to the countries to our south are deep and enduring. Building a wall, or a host of new field offices, or a miniature army won’t do anything to change that.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How Democrats Can Win Back the White Working Class and Increase Turnout Among Blacks and Latinos
Do more for minorities and the poor, and you presumably risk driving social conservatives even further into the arms of Republicans. But ignore the needs of those who need more government activism and the Democratic base fails to turn out.
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Conservatives Should Explain Exactly What Jonathan Gruber Tricked Us All Into Believing
Because the truth is that the Affordable Care Act has ended up costing less than was originally predicted.
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The Keystone XL Issue May Be Resolved With—Shocker—Democratic Capitulation
There are hints of a presidential veto. Is Obama trying to get something in return, which Senate Democrats didn’t bother to ask for?
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Chart of the Day: What Republicans Really Want
Guess what Republican voters are expecting from the people they just elected?