Bazelon’s piece gets right to the heart of the issue: If you want to believe that the government does its grim best to fight terrorists, and you’re inclined to think that their dirty tactics justify some ruthlessness on our part, then maybe a few killings of bad guys in faraway lands doesn’t bother you much. […]
Month: March 2012
I assume that after the not-only-delegate win in Ohio there won’t be much argument, although the immediate future consists of state tilted enough towards Santorum that some people will see an on
Well, he never really added much value to the Colts anyway. It’s weird that cutting a player who apparently was worth upwards of 10 wins a year to his team is the rational move, any yet it reall
Josh Eidelson has an important piece at The Nation reminding us of the National Labor Relations Board’s vital importance for workers, an especially important issue given its extremely tenuous lifeline to effectiveness given Republican attacks: With Obama’s re-election uncertain and pro-labor legislation stillborn, the NLRB’s actions this year may represent the last chance for years […]
General Motors is feeling some heat for its support of the Heartland Institute and their extremist climate change denying agenda. It’s sad to see GM working with these extremists, but it’s
What should be his concession speech but wasn’t because he’s Newt does situate him right at the heart of the Republican universe in one respect: the man is 100% pure resentment. It̵
Say this for Rusty, he’s consistent. Meanwhile, his advertisers continue to violate his Republican First Amendment right to maintain advertising revenue in perpetuity whether or not being associated with his show benefits the advertiser. …Pollitt is great on this.
I’m still waiting for my copy of Dale Carpenter’s book, but Dahlia Lithwick’s review is a beautifully written and important piece in its own right. Lithwick’s piece focus
Some additional thoughts on the Holder speech: 1. I’m generally in agreement with Adam/Marcy/Scott/ et al regarding the question of due process and judicial oversight in the targeting process To
A pro-choice awakening? Which is certainly necessary, because when you meet the new Virginia bill, it’s nearly as bad as the old bill. The economic benefits of the pill. One of the most inequitable of the common regulations, mandatory waiting periods, keep getting longer. Are you a slut? A handy flowchart. Pennsylvania continues its record […]
I recommend both Kevin and Adam. The standards laid out for when a targeted killing can be justified are not, in themselves, unreasonable: First, the U.S. government has determined, after a thorough a
Say this for Andy McCarthy: no satirist would be crazy enough to create him.