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...
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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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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 focuses on a.
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.
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 and careful review, that the individual poses an imminent threat of violent attack...
Say this for Andy McCarthy: no satirist would be crazy enough to create him.
(I hadn't planned on writing another rhetorical analysis of Doctor Who until next quarter, but my Wednesday night class is composed of nerds and whiners who insist we keep on pushing.