Author: BooMan

Henry Farrell concludes that Jonathan Chait “is a very talented troll of the second magnitude.” In other words, Chait is good at pissing people off and does so quite intentionally. I think he just likes being...

Fred Hiatt’s editorial board at the Washington Post frames the question this way, “How far will Republicans in Congress take their reckless flirtation with undermining government this time?” Of course, in this...

So, who is going to win this thing? Update [2015-2-1 22:44:44 by BooMan]: Next time, hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch.

Is Ross Douthat right to say that we think “pathologizing critics as bigoted and phobic can be an effective way to finish up debates”? Assuming he is, even if we wouldn’t put it in exactly those terms, are we...

I like how Rand Paul talks about politicians who smoked pot as teenagers or college students who then, when they found themselves in a position to set policy, went on to support incarceration for others who smoke pot. Sen. Rand...