Author: BooMan

“The left’s unease with patriotism is rooted in a 1960s narrative of American arrogance and abuse of power,” Will Marshall, president of the group’s (DLC) Progressive Policy Institute, wrote last month....

This is an open thread for general conversation. But don’t forget about Tuesday’s runoff election in Ohio’s 2nd district. Chris Bowers has some fresh dirt on the Republican candidate.

I think we know what happened. It’s slowly coming into view. During the Clinton administration we orchestrated a disinformation campaign about Saddam Hussein and Iraq in order to justify our continued presence in the Gulf,...

There is something that is becoming increasingly clear to me. The Bush administration has made a number of decisions that fall into a hazy legal universe. Whether or not anyone is indicted and prosecuted for these decisions will...

Tocque Deville has shamed me into writing about the repeal of a 1935 utility regulation, called The Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA). But first, I’m going get all philosophical on your ass. “Iraq’s...