One conservative strategy will be to pretend that George W. Bush never existed. I suspect that it's only a matter of time before Bush becomes a tax-hiking Democrat. (Jonah Goldberg pointed the direction on this many moons ago.) Relatedly, I would like to note this...
Author: Scott Lemieux
Paul Finkelman on the Sage of Monticello: Contrary to Mr. Wiencek’s depiction, Jefferson was always deeply committed to slavery, and even more deeply hostile to the welfare of blacks, slave.
There's a recent comment that reminds me of a deplorable line of argument I've seen repeatedly but don't I've ever addressed: Nobody has universal healthcare. Not even after it’s fully.
I'm not sure how seriously they're taking the appeal, but it's still cause for concern. In light of Oregon v. Smith, the argument that the contraceptive mandate violates the First Amendment should be laughed out of court, but in a context in which ad hoc...
Interesting -- after re-election we have a very different Obama that was at least formally willing to give away the store in 2011: Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner presented the.
In a further refinement of the power attributed to the BULLY PULPIT, we are informed by Ben smith that the president's ability to send emails to his supporters is not.
Mr. Beck -- I can perfectly understand your goal to be perceived as pissing off liberals -- it's a good living in your position. However, your latest submission must be rejected, because the only people who are, er, pissed off about "Piss Christ" at this...
A couple follow-ups to my post about Lincoln and Obama are in order, given the comments. First, Corey Robin makes a good point: Scott, you refer to “people who think.
Conor Kilpatrick has some angry words for people who think that Barack Obama is precisely comparable to Abraham Lincoln and the PPACA precisely comparable to the 13th Amendment. Granted, I.
Some people may have missed it in comments, but there was a debate about D.C. statehood and the malapportionment of the Senate in the Calhoun thread that is worth its own post. Let's combine a couple of Murc comments: DC absolutely should not be a...
How much more Friedman could this be? Well, it could perhaps use more apocryphal cab driver. But otherwise, none more Friedman: President Obama is assembling his new national security team,.
R.I.P. A great man, who had a real impact on history; we need many more of his like than we have. When he said that MLB players were among the.