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Although I'm hardly a rational choice purist, I tend to think that political actors operate according to logics that are essentially intelligible, and that they more or less respond to obvious costs and benefits. I'm not, by and large, compelled by arguments that treat an...

Where Are The Votes?

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On December 22, 2009

I think Nate Silver's decimation of the reconciliation dodge is definitive. Granted, I roughly share his ideological priorities, and as a result I don't think there's a very serious argument.

One market under God

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On December 21, 2009
Jon Chait has an interesting piece in TNR on the sclerotic condition of contemporary conservative free market dogma, as it tries to parry the Obama administration's response to the financial crisis, global warming, and health care reform. As Chait emphasizes, all of these issues are...

The Killing Fields

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On December 14, 2009

Ezra Klein argues that Joe Lieberman is willing to "cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people" for no better reason than to settle some old political scores.This has.

An Easy Question

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On November 24, 2009
Ezra is, of course, completely right about the filibuster. While there may be individual exceptions in the long sweep of history, legislative gridlock is far more beneficial to reactionary than to progressive interests. It's not even a close question.I'd only add that Winship's invocation of...

The Blunder

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On November 24, 2009

I will admit that in the immediate aftermath of the election, it wasn't 100% clear that Reid blundered by letting Holy Joe keep his committee chairmanship; it was certainly the.

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