The Guardian has good coverage of the political assassination to occurred to today in Birstall, England. Freshman Labour MP Jo Cox was cut down by a madman wielding a gun and a knife, and reportedly yelling “Britain...
Read MoreI have been staring aghast at the undilluted hateful pettyness of the american “religious right” (which is neither) and wondering how religious sentiment can be so perverted. Maybe modernity has something to do...
Read MoreMy problem with this Ryan Cooper piece isn’t that I necessarily disagree with his argument. Actually, I do not think that I do. My problem is that he doesn’t give me many reasons to accept his argument. If the...
Read MoreIt may be anecdotal, and perhaps Markos is putting a little too much emphasis on one data point, but it’s worth noting the results of the latest Marquette poll out of Wisconsin. It shows both Hillary Clinton and Russ...
Read MoreThere’s a piece by Sara Jerde over at Talking Points Memo that may or may not be a little unfair to Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas. Now, Sessions is not some backbencher. He’s currently entrusted by the House leadership...
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