Propublica's timeline on Obama and civil liberties is very useful. A few notes: More than once, I've seen claims that "one can argue" that Obama has been even worse than Bush on civil liberties. Well, I suppose this is literally true, but this would be...
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If this is the stuff that the heirs of Breitbart's hack empire want to frontload, I'm going to be especially entertained by the B material. Meanwhile, not to be outdone.
Donna Summer, R.I.P.
Given the times we live in, it's worth recognizing those who believed that gay rights was the next phase of the rights struggle when many did not. Such as Huey Newton. From an August 15, 1970 speech: Remember, we have not established a revolutionary value...
Kaustuv Basu discusses an effort at Stanford to reduce the time it takes students to receive a Ph.D. in German Studies to 4 years. Spearheaded by former MLA President Russell.
I have a follow-up to Jamelle's piece talking about the various other ways Romney will be horrible. In particular, we'd be looking at a Supreme Court where Antonin Scalia would.
Per Intrade, which is probably the most reliable measure of that question at this point. And of course if Romney is elected president there's a good chance both houses of Congress will be in GOP hands, since these probabilities are interdependent to a significant extent....
Andrew Cohen points us to this exhaustive study by the Columbia Human Rights Law Review about the execution of Carlos DeLuna. I will have more when I've had the chance.
Jamelle Bouie is definitive: Romney is running for president as a right-wing Republican with right-wing ideas, and it is absurd to think that he would suddenly revert to the Mitt.
Glenn Hurowitz has an important piece at Think Progress noting that Obama's decision on whether palm oil should be included in the Renewable Fuel Standard will be the most important decision he makes on climate change this year. He's probably right and I absolutely oppose...
Like myself, Charlie Pierce finds himself beating his head against the wall over the inaction of the Democratic National Committee in Wisconsin. Pierce not only unloads on the DNC for.
Principled Tea Partier Curt Schilling: Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling asked Rhode Island for additional help to save his video game company Wednesday, prompting state leaders to consider whether.