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Generation X Knows There’s No Such Thing As a Pocket Rescission
The Government Accountability Office says the practice is illegal but the administration does not care.
White House
Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Volume 399
I’m back, kinda sorta. When I last posted on July 24, I expected I might be out of...
Congress
I Think Candidates Are Important to Election Outcomes
Jonathan Bernstein says candidate quality and ideology have little bearing on outcomes. I half agree.
Justice
The Right is Trying Make the Left Give Up
Mid-decade redistricting is designed not only to unfairly win seats but to demoralize the political opposition.
Elections
Public Broadcasting Was Just A Dream
Conservatives barely tolerated it from its inception, but now its half-century run is over.
Foreign Affairs
Trump Prematurely Celebrates Peace in Congo
The agreement, brokered by Sec. of State Marco Rubio, will not end the conflict but it will bring mineral rights.
Media
Paul Krugman Needs to Stiffen His Upper Lip
Pessimistic and demoralizing analysis might be warranted, but it should at least be properly explained and defended.
Environment
Trump Doesn’t Want Satellites to Tell on Him
He wants to grow fossil fuel emissions as rapidly as he can, so he's destroying the taxpayers' very expensive satellites that would measure the negative impact.
Health Care
Trump’s Pollster Wants Congress to Save and Increase Obamacare Subsidies
Tony Fabrizio is worried that the GOP will take a bloodbath in the midterms if they let health care premium tax credits expire.
Culture
The Dems’ Problem With Unions Isn’t That They’re Too Pro-Union
Jonathan Chait might be right that labor doesn't appreciate the Dems' help but his solution will not help.
