I don't have time to fully defend my claim in comments, so allow me to outsource to Jon Chait. Obviously, the fact that Perry is leading in the polls does not in and of itself make him the frontrunner, but I think it should be clear...
Shorter Verbatim Victor Davis Hanson: "[Dick Cheney] had a lot of Democratic friends — remember how little acrimony he showed with Lieberman in the 2000 debate..." The whole thing is.
When both Rick Perry and Glenn Reynolds embrace an argument you know it's going to be uniquely stupid: RICK PERRY CALLS SOCIAL SECURITY A PONZI SCHEME. Well, I have heard.
I think one thing that fuels the current dysfunctions of higher education in this country is the extent to which older people -- and especially university administrators and faculty -- have lost touch with how basic shifts in the American economy have left young people in...
People who see third parties as a solution in the American system naturally tend to speak entirely in evasive gibberish, but I think Matt Miller's latest plea is a particularly.
Lithwick reads Cheney so you don't have to.
I'm not quite as pessimistic as Ruth Bader Ginsburg is about the possibility of someone with her record being confirmed to the Supreme Court again. I do agree with Carmon and Millhiser that it's hard to imagine Ginsburg being confirmed under the same circumstances she was...
Off early tomorrow morning to the American Political Science Association conference in Seattle. May post a bit, but am far more likely to tweet APSA related material. Recollect that we.
As will become even clearer over time as I continue to write here, I can be pretty obsessive about things. One of those things is museums. Museums really affect me.
Professors and students at Southwestern University in Texas, where I taught for 3 years, have developed an interesting study that was recently presented at the American Sociological Association and covered by the Chronicle of Higher Education. They sought factors on college campuses that help lead to...
Prick Erry is, of course, also a radical anti-choice crank. But don't kid yourself, this will really hurt him among the two or three Tea Party voters who only care.
The strong opinion by 1CA holding that police officers who prevent people from recording them in public are acting in violation of the First Amendment is obviously good news. It.