I know Nic Kristof doesn't put in any actual work to write his columns, but this is ridiculous. Erik Voeten with the obvious rejoinder that, in fact, academics are pretty much everywhere in public policy. [SL]: Corey Robin has much more. Professional disincentives notwithstanding, if...
Month: February 2014
Finally, someone at New York Times shows the courage and bravery to fight back the Holocaust against the 1% known as asking them to pay slightly more in taxes and.
The Teamsters reformer who was beaten by goons at the 1976 Teamsters convention after challenging IBT president Frank Fitzsimmons and proposing a rule that any Teamster who took a bribe.
There's so much wrong with this: The problems with the ICBM force, military and outside experts say, stem from the Cold War’s end and the pressures of the nation’s post-9/11 conflicts. Those twin challenges have dulled the glory and pride once associated with the nuclear...
Michael Dunn guilty of three counts of attempted second-degree murder, hung jury on the murder charge. The state will re-try on the latter, but he's looking at substantial jail time.
Earlier this afternoon, I put up a post linking to Tom Perkins' most recent comments, in which the billionaire venture capitalist argues (apparently sincerely) for the principle of one dollar,.
The United Auto Workers lost its attempt to unionize the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga after Tennessee politicians interfered to defeat the vote when VW acquiesced to unionization. In a defeat.
Along with a lot of Kentuckians, I've generally been impressed with Rand Paul's purely political skills. During his initial campaign, there was grudging acknowledgment that he could probably win in.
On February 15, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt and the Japanese government signed the so-called "Gentlemen's Agreement" to stop the migration of Japanese to the United States. This came about after the organizing of whites on the west coast against Japanese immigration, as whites steadfastly maintained...
The Thick of It > Veep > House of Cards (UK) > House of Cards (US) >>>>> The West Wing >[infinity] The Newsroom. You're welcome! ...a few explanatory notes: This.
A 14th century image of the beheading of St. Valentine If you, like me, are forced to go out to dinner on this corporate created holiday of love expressed through.