Like myself, Charlie Pierce finds himself beating his head against the wall over the inaction of the Democratic National Committee in Wisconsin. Pierce not only unloads on the DNC for failing to help Tom Barrett defeat Scott Walker in the Wisconsin recall, but he makes a...
Principled Tea Partier Curt Schilling: Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling asked Rhode Island for additional help to save his video game company Wednesday, prompting state leaders to consider whether.
Just a couple thoughts on the 60 Minutes F-22 expose. I listened in on a conference call by Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Adam Kinzinger yesterday, and they seem to.
It's totally absurd to be thinking about who the Democrats will nominate for the presidency in 2016, yet for politically-minded people, it's almost inevitable. That includes me. I've spent way too much time thinking about the different possibilities and who I would support among them (leaning...
I have some initial thoughts about Jeffrey Toobin's Citizens United piece. The key takeaway for me is that Roberts's procedural shenanigans (which don't terribly offend me in themselves) are consistent.
On May 16, 1934, a mere week after longshoremen in San Francisco walked off the job and roiled the west coast, truckers in Minneapolis went on strike in an action.
There's been way too many great musicians dying lately. I'm sick of writing these posts.
Ah, Virginia Republicans, the party that decided after George Allen proved his racism beyond all doubt that they'd like him to run again. Now, they refuse to confirm judges based.
I remain baffled by the number of people who are convinced that the superficially moderate Romney who was governor of Massachuetts is the "real" one who's just pretending to be.
Nobody could have predicted! And the center not only did not hold, it couldn’t seem to get any attention whatsoever. Americans Elect, a lavishly funded “centrist” group that was supposed to provide an alternative to traditional political parties, has been a ridiculous flop. Basically, about seven...
I have a piece in Salon on the law school side of the student debt fiasco.
I had a request in comments to discuss how new historical findings have complicated the traditional story about FDR's Court-packing plan and the "Switch in Time That Saved Nine." Since.