Month: January 2014

In the emerging Republican civil war, it’s difficult to root for either side. The Establishment is sick and tired of losing elections, while the Tea Baggers are done with empty rhetoric and broken promises. In Virginia,...

In the main, I agree with Scott Lemieux’s argument: In other words, in the context of whisteblowing (as opposed to elections), opponents of the contemporary national security state are allies of liberalism even if they...

Louisiana politics, going all the way back to Huey Long, seem to have always been a dispiriting (if often entertaining) exercise in corruption and disappointment. It will be no different when Sen. David Vitter gears up his...

Someone has touchy feelings: In a radio interview last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) made some disparaging comments about pro-life conservatives, stating they had “no place in the state of New York because that’s not who New...

. [Update] Syria ‘smoking gun’ report warrants a careful read – CS Monitor Tears Apart Qatar Funded Torture Report. This report was funded by the Government of Qatar who gave a contract to the London law firm...