Month: May 2014

Casual Observation

Ed Kilgore compares Jeb Bush’s prospective presidential campaign to Fred Thompson’s. This seems both cruel and all-too-accurate. Of course, Jeb has the advantage of a much greater network of support, but Thompson...

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Uncle Tom as an Epithet

I’m a bit wary of wading into the racially-charged waters surrounding use of the “n-word” and the term “Uncle Tom.” Part of me feels like it’s a topic I should just stay away from. I’ve...

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Netanyahu Confirms Apartheid State of Israel

. Tikun Olam @richards1052 Bibi’s lies: ‘Israel will always preserve equal rights, personal and civil, of all citizens, Jews & non-Jews as 1.” http://buff.ly/1jny8jw   Netanyahu pushing Basic Law...

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Why Does Big Money Love Christie and Jeb?

Michael Barbaro and Nick Confessore have a piece up at the New York Times about big donor Establishment Republicans who are considering dumping their support for wounded Governor Chris Christie and shifting their political...

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