Month: January 2015

John Nichols is excited about the president’s intention to embrace some economic populism in his State of the Union speech. I feel ambivalent about it. With an eye toward addressing income inequality, the president will...

In the alternate Althouse reality, Maureen Dowd is concerned about the health and future of the Democratic Party. Therefore, the only reason she would care about the historical accuracy of Selma is because she (and other...

Why did William Randolph Hearst “puff” Billy Graham and turn him into a sensation? Evangelist Billy Graham recalls in his new book the pivotal point in his young ministry when, during a 1949 Los Angeles crusade, a...

I laugh when the right complains about Barack Obama always promising to give away free stuff. You know, free stuff is actually quite popular. If you like paying for stuff, vote for the Republicans. When you’re done paying...

Think Progress reports on a little brouhaha going on within the House Republican caucus. The GOP-controlled House will vote on a proposed 20-week abortion ban next Thursday — the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the...