Ralph Kiner, R.I.P. If you watch the Mets, you knew it was baseball season when Ralph came into the booth for a few innings, and of course long-term Mets fans will remember him as a broadcaster, period. His greatness as a player shouldn't be forgotten, either....
Dead horses after Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
More lucky duckies: The Senate failed to move forward on a three-month extension of assistance for the long-term unemployed on Thursday, leaving it unlikely that Congress would approve the measure.
Plumer has a good summary of one of the nation's most underreported energy/environmental problems--coal ash storage. Storing this nasty stuff safely is a real problem. Environmentalists have pushed for new regulations, but the Obama Administration has moved very slowly. What's the risk of coal ash? One...
For quite awhile, the AFL-CIO has tried to tread a middle ground on fossil fuel development. Understanding that its constituent unions had differing feelings on the issue and finding itself.
The most academically accomplished political science graduate of the University of Washington has passed away. One of the remarkable things about Dahl is that not only did he remain productive.
One of the most obvious advantages of guaranteed health insurance is that people are no longer bound to their jobs solely because they need the health insurance, but are free to pursue other opportunities, retire early, etc. To Republicans, this is a really bad thing. Because...
Laura Nelson Black History Month isn't just about MLK and the civil rights movement. It's about remembering the horrible things that white people did to black people through American history..
What is Philip Roth doing in retirement? Roth: Currently, I am studying 19th-century American history. The questions that preoccupy me at the moment have to do with Bleeding Kansas, Judge.
The gist of my latest at the Diplomat: In the shadow of Iraq, “muddling through,” “retrenchment,” or “restraint” all look a bit more attractive. Arecent post by Xavier Marquez gives some historical heft to the argument for strategic inscrutability by examining the career of Francisco Franco....
So, semi-interesting thing about me: I used to babysit this woman. Who, going by this article, has grown up to be a lovely person, inside and out. Neato! I grew.
Texas Attorney General and likely next governor, Greg Abbott: Greg Abbott unveiled his latest policy proposal in Dallas yesterday, a border security proposal that Abbott called his "Securing Texans Plan.".