Month: December 2011

I’m very sorry to see Christopher Hitchens go. I agreed with him on more things than I disagreed. I think the 9/11 attacks messed up his mind, but he was always interesting. He was a truly gifted writer. I enjoyed his...

Conor Friedersdorf is puzzled: … A November 2011 CNN poll found that 68 percent of Americans oppose the [Iraq] war. A CBS News poll from the same month found that 49 percent of Republicans believe the Iraq War was...

It seems less and less likely with every passing day — hell, with every passing hour — that Newt Gingrich will survive the gang beatdown he’s being subjected to right now and go on to win the Republican...

Camille Etchison on Occupy Wall St.’s facebook page found this survey on foxnews.com that asks: Do ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters represent your views about the nation’s economic problems?    ...

Right-wing lunacy has won again! MSNBC yesterday forced itself to apologize for telling the truth about Mitt Romney’s rhetorical ties to the Ku Klux Klan. Here’s the background: The good folks at Americablog.com...