Month: June 2014

Go Ahead and Play Taps for the GOP

If you consider the true implications of what Paul Waldman is saying, the GOP as a governing entity is functionally dead. And, while he doesn’t mention it, it’s not just some future hypothetical Republican president...

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Sore Loser Laws are not the Problem

Under Virginia law, Eric Cantor cannot appear on the ballot in November because he ran in the primary and lost. If he wants to try to keep his seat, he will have to try to get people to write in his name, and that’s rarely...

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Thing I’m Grateful For

On any list I’d make of things that make life worth living, John Prine would be near the very top of the list. What’s on your list?

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They Cauldronized the Middle East

Remember when Michael Ledeen was running wild in the lead-up and early days of the Iraq War? He was really in his element, calling for creative destruction in the Middle East and Iran. In The War Against the Terror Masters he...

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