Month: November 2011

NBC Continues Hiring the Elite

First is was Tim Russert’s son Luke, then it was George W. Bush’s daughter Jenna, and now it is Chelsea Clinton who will be working for NBC. Here’s a description of what she’ll be doing: Ms. Clinton will...

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The David Brooks Dreamworld

David Brooks appeared on Meet the Press this morning with E.J. Dionne, and they discussed the situation at Penn State. David Brooks had an interesting perspective. Here’s what he said about a situation where you walk in on...

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Lying With Impunity

It’s probably an episode you’d rather forget, but you might remember that there was a last-minute hurdle related to abortion that the Affordable Care Act had to clear before it could gather enough support to pass...

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A Proposal for the Camps

Make your own electricity. Make all of the electricity you use. This is something every camp can do. It’s the right thing to do, it can be fun, it can be effective, and it would be excellent propaganda. The way to make it...

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Standards for Political Debates

Several of the Republican candidates are upset with CBS News for not allotting them much time during last night’s debate. In Michele Bachmann’s case, her campaign received an inadvertent email from CBS News’...

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