Month: October 2009

Matt Browner-Hamlin has a useful write-up of the cloture/filibuster procedure in the Senate and how it will impact the debate over health care reform.

I don’t know, and don’t much care, who will win the special election in New York’s Twenty-Third District, but the dynamics of the race are interesting. New York is unusual because they allow candidates to run...

This week’s immigration blog roundup will cover a number of new studies in immigration, some state news, and more. A new report from the Department of Homeland Security provides estimates of the number of legal permanent...

Our national security priorities were so screwed up when Obama became president that anything short of radical change would be insufficient. But I think we need to be thankful for small victories, and his success in trimming the...

Legislation that attempts to shield Israel from war crimes prosecution by negating the UN Goldstone Report is now being proposed in the US House of Representatives. Talk about the tail wagging the dog. The smell of AIPAC reeks...