Month: March 2012

Fox News Needs to Clean Up Its Act

I don’t know what’s up with the comments at Fox News’ website. I rarely visit the site and I had never looked at the comments in any of their articles until the Trayvon Martin case became national news. I have...

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SCOTUS: All is Not Lost

I have now listened to the entire presentation before the Supreme Court today and I have a few observations. First, while the Solicitor General was indeed nervous and less than nimble in his responses, he didn’t fall on...

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I Don’t Think This Is an Idle Threat

I really hope the health care law is upheld (though I don’t expect that to happen), and yet I’m sure that wouldn’t be the end of the fight by any means. I think, once they’re back in power, right-wingers...

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A New Level of Disingenuousness

I was in favor of a public option for at least three reasons. The first was political. I knew that people would hate being told that they had to buy health insurance from a private for-profit company. Being compelled to spend...

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Wanker of the Weekend: Ross Douthat

God, save us from conservative political columnists who write stupid, jock-fawning columns about sports. And save us from conservative political columnists who write columns claiming that they understand what motivates people...

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