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Month: January 2015

On “Identity Politics”

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On January 29, 2015
What Yglesias says here, responding to Jon Chait's definition of "identity politics" as "shorthand for articles principally about race or gender bias" is very true and very necessary: This is, I think, the problem with idea of "identity politics" as a shorthand for talking about...

The Party of Death

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On January 29, 2015
At The Week, I have some reflections on Michael Strain's "sure, if we destroy the ACA plenty of people will die, your point being?" op-ed: But the fact that the costs of the ACA might theoretically exceed the benefits doesn't get us very far. What...

Marshawn Lynch and Work to Rule

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On January 28, 2015
Is Marshawn Lynch actually engaging in a labor action by his refusal to talk to the press? Sarah Jaffe makes a compelling case that Lynch's continued defiance of the NFL and his refusal is actually a work-to-rule action: Lynch may be alone in his actions...

Conkling

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On January 28, 2015
Roscoe Conkling was the sort of platonic ideal of the Gilded Age politician. Rich, incredibly powerful, corrupt. In 1888, New York was struck by a blizzard. It didn't go well for Conkling: Roscoe Conkling is looking out the window of his Wall Street law office...

Post-Snow Day Links

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On January 28, 2015

Anti-vaxxers are not clustered on the left, but among conspiracy-minded individuals across the political spectrum. The limits of litigation as a strategy for vindicating the rights of the less powerful,.

Vaxxing

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On January 27, 2015

Last Tuesday, my daughter Miriam complained at breakfast of itchy skin. Miriam complains about a great many things (she's generally quite insistent that most maladies, from stubbed toe to mild.

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