Jesus Christ, what a pathetic operation Tucker Carlson is running. ...Emma Roller has more.
Arguments against immigration reform are usually pretty bad. Racism is at the heart of most, sometimes couched in dog whistles like "culture" or the Republican "they won't vote for us.
When a Supreme Court majority wants to reach an outcome but the argument on behalf of said outcome is particularly indefensible, it's likely that the opinion will be handed off.
The College Republicans have released a report that shows that all young people hate Republicans. And that's only a slight overstatement, with 54% of young people supporting raising taxes on the wealthy and 3% supporting lowering taxes on the wealthy. Wow. The College Republican answer to...
Frank Lautenberg has passed. Lautenberg's most significant legacy is his role in raising the drinking age to 21. In principle, I think the drinking age should be lowered. But given.
While there are flaws that will be exacerbated by the fact that the American legislative process makes correcting defects nearly impossible, there's good reason for some optimism about the PPACA:.
Via Sadly, No... I don't know what teachers teach in writing classes these days; I think the first thing a student should learn is "concision is key." Don't say in twenty words what you can say in ten. Certainly, there are times when concision is not...
On this date in 1924, the U.S. government finally granted citizenship rights to Native Americans. That's correct--1924.
This weekend was the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, one of the most horrifying episodes of organized violence against African-Americans after emancipation. Linda Christensen, a high school teacher.
Nate Silver has a long post about one of the most important subjects of our time -- why no Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup since the '93 Canadiens. There's a great deal of fascinating data here if you're interested in this kind of thing....
Apologies for the light posting, as I was conferencing with a barely functional laptop. (Law and Society was, as always, excellent -- several excellent panels, excellent fellowship, a rare and.
On March 29, an ExxonMobil pipeline carrying oil from Canadian tar sands ruptured in the town of Mayflower, Arkansas, northwest of Little Rock. Between 5000 and 7000 barrels of oil.