Author: BooMan

Casual Observation

I basically agree with Steve M. that the secret tape recording of Mitch McConnell’s opposition research isn’t going to hurt him and may even help him. In fact, when I read the whole transcript, I found it so...

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What Is a Hunting Rifle?

I think it probably makes sense to drop the term “assault rifle” and just ban guns that can accept high-capacity magazines (along with all high-capacity magazines). But I’d like to turn around this question:...

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End the Cuban Trade Embargo

I don’t know whether Jay-Z and Beyoncé violated American law when they celebrated their wedding anniversary in Cuba. MEXICO CITY — The United States Treasury Department has begun investigating whether Jay-Z and Beyoncé —...

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They Will Overcome the Filibuster

This is some seriously sloppy thinking: Defenders of the idea of a filibuster on guns insist that the 2014 political calculations mean that there is little risk to their side if the legislation doesn’t make it. “You have to take...

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Open Thread

I not only won my NCAA basketball office pool. I crushed it. I picked the most games correctly by a wide margin and I picked the champion, Louisville. A lobster dinner is in my future. Still, I was having trouble not rooting for...

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