Month: January 2010

I guess my standards have been whittled down to the point that I don’t even flinch anymore when Fox News does stuff like call the religion of Buddhism inadequate. Maybe Benen is right, though. Maybe Brit Hume should lose...

This is the first in a two-part series about my visit to the home of Kristof and Stacia Nordin in Lilongwe, Malawi. Cross posted from Nourishing the Planet. Stacia and Kristof Nordin have an unusual backyad. Rather than the...

I honestly don’t know how the Senate can fit immigration reform into their schedule for this year, but they appear willing to try. After the Senate finishes up health care reform, they’ll move to work on the $155...

Duncan snidely references this Bloomberg article without noting it refutes and frankly shows up as ludicrous his and Krugman’s predictions on the Treasury PPIP program. When PPIP was announced, both Krugman and Atrios...

Do you know how sometimes when you use your debit card you just sign your signature and sometimes you have to enter your four-digit pin number? Well, there is a whole depressing backstory to that distinction. And, if you enter a...