Drawing congressional districts to favor one political party doesn’t lead to higher incumbancy or gridlock.
Politics
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What to Read Before You Unwonk for the Weekend
Rejoice! Congress won at not ruining the Constitution today! The Super Committee won at doing nothing. NERD FIGHT. Round Two. Or three. This has been going on for a while. The Monkey Cage’s John Sides added his two cents to the Economics v. Campaigns election forecast debate, saying that it’s difficult to assess how effective […]
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Why You Should Prepare for Another Year of Slow Growth and High Unemployment
The forecast is terrible.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Occupy Wall Street: Seattle Redux?
Could yesterday’s day of action build a broad progressive coalition?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Roe v. World
It’s a myth that the Supreme Court got ahead of public opinion when it legalized abortion in 1973.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Herman Cain Pushes “9-9-9” on Letterman
Lettereman showed little patience for Cain’s tax plan.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Barack Obama Never Called Americans “Lazy”
Republicans introduce a new sound bite.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Fixing the Courts
Rick Perry stumbles upon a bright idea for reforming the judiciary.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Post Hoc Fallacy
Wednesday’s Washington Post deserves some kind of perverse award for advocacy journalism-in this case, for advocating the proposition that dire economic consequences will ensue if the congressional Super Committee fails to cut a deal for drastic deficit reduction. This is, of course, one side of an argument. Those on the other side, including myself, have […]
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Stick a Fork in Him
Rick Perry’s donors disappear on him, taking his last hopes with them.
