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 benefits,...
The Diplomat: APAC (one of my employers), recently introduced a new app. The app has a magazine format, and I have an article on defense innovation in the Chinese military-industrial.
One more obstacle falls in LGM's ruthless, albeit leisurely paced, march to the top of the blogosphere.
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 at...
When you're trying to sell one of the most risible conspiracy theories in the known universe, one almost remarkably devoid of evidence, you're going to produce a lot of hackery. .
The only possible value of Christopher Caldwell's self-immolating attempt to define Obama's legacy is the compendium of particularly witless winger talking points it offers to future historians. One of these.
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 on...
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,.
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.
Unlike at least one commenter, I'm inclined to think that Erik's reaction to the unfortunate Chait p.c. piece was pretty much appropriate. But I suppose what's wrong with it could be spelled out in more detail. First, as Angus Johnston says, it has a serious "what's...
My latest at the National Interest takes a look at the three most effective air forces flown by Asian countries: B ut effective air forces need more than flashy fighters..
As I recently noted, Brian Beutler has an excellent piece pointing out that Republican members of Congress universally rejected the contention soon to be considered by the Supreme Court that.