Month: April 2013

Ed Kilgore is correct to insist on a nuanced understanding of the term “clearing the field.” When people talk about the possibility of Hillary Clinton “clearing the field,” they do not mean that she will...

I was reading this interesting dispatch from Indonesia about a gold rush on the island of Buru when I realized that I have no idea why mercury is used in gold mining. So, I looked it up and got my answer: A gold miner stands...

Last night, the president made some remarks during a DCCC fundraiser at a private residence in San Francisco, California. One thing he said is curious because it appears to be wrong, and deliberately so. Now, over the next...

Back in December, Alex Seitz-Wald had a good piece in Salon on the up and downsides of Chained CPI. It’s notable that (with caveats) many progressive people and organizations have endorsed Chained CPI, including Paul...

Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) opposes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and vows to block the expansion of Medicaid in his state. At a news conference this past week, Perry, flanked by conservative senators Ted...