Some Thursday links... Every time I read an article about economic inequality at Rolling Stone, I find the comment section is absolutely inundated with wingnuts. It’s the same in this case. This article seems designed simply to troll them. I’m not an economist, so I don’t...
Shorter James Taranto: "If fathers don't participate in raising children, we can safely blame women and their highly regrettable reproductive rights."
But it was worth it -- to inflict retaliation on a politician who refused to grant you an irrelevant endorsement! Emergency responders were delayed in attending to four medical situations.
Well, at least good for the three very deserving players who got in. The fourth deserving player who didn't get in by two votes in part because of voters with idiotic personal vendettas of some sort was not so good. (Of course, the BBWAA will continue...
Arguments that the ACA is fundamentally a "Republican" proposal have three potential ways to go. One is to argue that the ACA was based on the Heritage plan for health.
I haven't written about the forced traffic jams in Fort Lee because, while the speculation that it was done for political revenge against Fort Lee's anti-Christie mayor was plausible there.
The SEC's reign of terror has ended, and so has the 2013-4 edition of LGM Bowl Mania. RANK ENTRY, OWNER TOTAL PCT 1 Infamous Heel-Filcher ADyrer 424 98 2 Ichi(1)Ni(2)San(3)ofsoundmind11 418 97.2 3 coke bearcoyote56 410 95.7 4 Bowling AloneAaron Veenstra 401 93.4 5 Chippy...
The greatest war in American history turns 50 today. That's the War on Poverty. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Members of the House and Senate, my fellow Americans: I will be.
On January 8, 1811, the largest armed slave uprising in U.S. history took place. The German Coast Uprising in Louisiana had up to 500 participants marching to New Orleans to.
The DOE's proposed budget for FY2014 extends the benefits of the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) plan to everyone's eligible Income-Based Repayment (IBR) loans. As of now only people who hadn't taken out any federal educational loans prior to October 2007 are eligible for PAYE. These...
I have a listicle of books on the national security state over at the National Interest: The following list is of the important books of 2013 that should be on.
In her "conversation" with David Brooks, Gail Collins manages to capture in two sentences how not to think about legislative change: I’m with you on the single-payer option. If only.