Almost Everything You Know About The Supreme Court Is Wrong

Not surprisingly, American’s partisan views on the Supreme Court are pretty much wrong.

June Unemployment Report Shows Anemic Job Growth

So much for the Obama Administration’s “Summer of Recovery.”

Health Care Reform Faces First Courtroom Challenge

The health care reform law faced it’s first legal test in a Courtroom in Virginia yesterday.

Scholarship Wants to Be Free

Political science journals, particularly those which exist to provide scholarly insights into matters of public policy, ought to be freely available online.

Housekeeping Notes

A few long-awaited tweaks to the site design are now in place.

Historians: Obama Better Than Reagan!

A survey of historians ranks Obama as the 15th best president ever, ahead of Ronald Reagan and behind Bill Clinton.

Speaking of Reagan…

If people feel the need to evoke Reagan, it would be nice if they would evoke the real one, rather than an alt reality version.

Lindsey Graham: Tea Party Movement Is Unsustainable

South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham sees the beginning of the end of the Tea Parties, and he’s probably right.

Lindsey Graham: I Ain’t Gay

Lindsey Graham ain’t gay, dang it.

America’s Energy Sacrifices

America’s energy habit is getting people killed! What should we do about it?

Kagan Ends Testimony With Confirmation Assured

Not surprisingly, Elena Kagan finished her testimony without giving any real ammunition to the Republicans.

Bogus Polling May Have Influenced Arkansas Senate Race

The Democratic Senate primary in Arkansas may have been influenced by questionable poll results from Research 2000.

Waterboarding and ‘Torture’ in the American Media

Did the American media cover up torture by the Bush Administration?

Informal Talks Between the Turks and Israelis (and Some Cabinet Trouble in Israel?)

Israel and Turkey held secret, informal talks recently. This is interesting, given the recent flotilla incident. What is more interesting is that the Israeli Foreign Minister learned of the event via the press.

Specter Opposing Kagan?

Arlen Specter is struggling with a reason not to vote against Elena Kagan.

Christopher Hitchens Has Cancer

Christopher Hitchens has esophageal cancer.