I'm on the mailing list for a few defense-oriented DC think tanks, mostly so I can stay abreast of what people are working on. Occasionally, though, I have the chance to spend some time in DC, and have the good luck to be able to attend...
The biggest EMAILS! villains are, of course, the media and the FBI. But it's also true that many liberals were remarkably timorous about pushing back against the silly pseudo-scandal that.
[caption id="attachment_88720" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Here's the thing about Andrew Cuomo. He will happily veto a bill that would grant the poor legal services and then just a few days later.
The working class of course. In this case, the pensions of Teamsters' members: Like many pension plans, the Teamsters fund was hurt badly by the steep market decline of 2008. Those overseeing the fund also tie its troubles to the decline of unionized employment in the...
Of course growing inequality is not inevitable. Robert Kuttner: But can we ever get that back? Of course we can—the obstacles are political, not economic. We could have much higher.
How long is it before Donald Trump and the GOP Congress grants Julian Assange the full benefits of American citizenship? Sean Hannity has landed a sit-down interview with WikiLeaks founder.
Finally, honesty and integritude in government: On the eve of the official start of the new Congress, Republican members of the House moved to gut Congress’ independent ethics office, raising questions among ethics watchdogs about the GOP’s commitment to make good on Donald Trump’s promises to...
[embed]https://youtu.be/JFDj3shXvco[/embed] A movie featuring a relatable and amusing android and some human actors. Still, it is roughly 50 jillion times better than The Phantom Menace, so I didn't feel like.
[caption id="attachment_88707" align="aligncenter" width="231"] An 'u'u - Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands[/caption] Even though the Republicans are about to turn the U.S. into a paradise for the.
A while ago I used a story about the relative score of North Carolina on "Electoral Integrity" to frame a piece about democratic backsliding. I spend a lot of time looking at datasets, so I have no excuse for not looking at the one used in...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Cattleprod (Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 1506)[/caption] Perhaps you're back at work after an extended holiday break. Or just suffering from the Monday blahs. You.
Michelle Malkin, noted stalker of school children, right wing journalist and generally unpleasant person spotted a BAD THING in an NYT article about the attack at an Istanbul nightclub. Sound.