As promised/threatened yesterday, my longer piece on why it's both wrong and pernicious to argue that the ACA was based on a Republican proposal. A couple additional points: Although I left the argument to my linked original piece, several people on Twitter have brought up John...
Perhaps the blackest mark on the Obama Administration has been the significantly harsher enforcement of American immigration law and the subsequent deportation of people, breaking up families. Twelve-year-old Jason Penate.
The December 2004 archives are now complete. Some highlights: What say we leave the Stalinist criticism to the National Review? (Scott) Eastwood (Scott) Book Review: The Puzzle Palace (Rob) Look.
One of the laziest and morally bankrupt arguments people make about apparel workers and the working conditions is that they have governments and those governments need to step in if they want to improve wages. It's up to Bangladesh to decide factory conditions in Bangladesh; American...
A rundown of animals officially declared extinct in 2013 and how they reached their end.
David Brooks is very concerned that adults might be smoking marijuana. Please make note of it. Also note that David Brooks claims to have smoked marijuana in the past. Judge.
Another piece on the the future of the F-35 at the Diplomat: The question of how UAVs will contribute to air superiority goes to the core of the utility not just of the UCLASS, but also of the F-35C. If we envision the JSF as the centerpiece...
Started strong, went down hill. World Series Champion: Cincinnati Reds Number of new Venezuelan Presidents: 1 Academy Award, Best Picture: Lincoln Afghanistan Coalition fatalities: 315 (+/- 15) (160) North Korean.
I saw this and immediately thought "Loomis," before recollecting that one of Erik's few redeeming traits is his love of felines: 100 years ago, the @NYTIMES published this amazing anti-cat.
This post isn't making an argument. Instead it presents some thoughts and questions regarding higher education, in the context of various recent internet items. (1) Today's New York Times features a piece about the arguably predatory tactics of the private agency the federal government employs to...
I'll have a longer piece about Michael Moore's op-ed on the ACA forthcoming. But I did want to identify a crucial trick used by people advancing the erroneous argument that.
On the latest episode of Foreign Entanglements, Matt and I discuss the top foreign policy stories of 2013: