Author: BooMan

No matter what happens tonight or on election day in November, the comity of the Senate is going to be decreased next year. Ezra Klein doesn’t come right out and say that, but it’s implicit in his overall point. Part...

All elections, but especially low-interest midterm elections, turn on certain meta-narratives. While individual races may be decided on local issues or through the talent and resources of the candidates, the overall trend on...

It’s sad when someone you respect does something stupid to tarnish their entire life’s work. I felt that way when Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld) made racially insensitive remarks during a stand-up routine,...

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How can the public be dissatisfied with the federal response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster? I mean, what about the brilliant use of gamma rays? The administration should let more people know about their Energy...