2012 Race Down to Seven Battleground States?
While the news media is focused on sixteen battleground states, the professionals running the Obama and Romney campaigns are focused on a much narrower list.
Explaining What’s Wrong With The Paycheck Fairness Act
The arguments behind the Paycheck Fairness Act do not hold up to scrutiny.
Intellectual Honesty in American Politics: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
A Bill Clinton parody account created by the Romney campaign is both clever and yet another sign of what’s wrong with American politics.
Wisconsin Post-Mortem: Winners, Losers, And What Comes Next
What lessons can we draw from the Wisconsin Recall?
Why Doesn’t The Middle Class Revolt?
Why isn’t the American middle class and working class angrier at the 1 percent?
Wisconsin Recall Was A Bad Night For Cable News
None of the cable news networks did particularly well last night.
Scott Walker Survives Recall Election In Wisconsin
A contentious political battle that has lasted a year has come to an end.
Ninth Circuit Declines En Banc Review Of Proposition 8 Decision
The case against Proposition 8 is headed to the Supreme Court.
Recall Elections Are Disruptive And Unnecessary
In an ideal world, today’s Recall Election in Wisconsin would not even be legally possible.
Bill Ayers’ Barbecue and Other Things That Won’t Decide the Election
Republicans apparently think that re-running the 2008 campaign, just more efficiently or more ruthlessly, will work this time. Here’s why it won’t.
Pentagon Donates 2 Better-Than-Hubble Telescopes to NASA
NASA was in need of new telescopes and got a helping hand from their good pals at the DoD.
N.Y. Governor Cuomo Proposes Marijuana Decriminalization
New York’s Governor is proposing a change in the law that could spare thousands of people a year from an unnecessary trip through the legal system.
Spanish Artist Facing Prison For “Insulting” The Catholic Church
There is a disturbing trend in Western nations toward enforcement of laws against “insulting” religions.
Military Health Crisis Mirrors America’s
Health care is eating up 10 percent of the Pentagon’s budget and rising fast.
Washington Privatizes Liquor Sales, Jacks Up Costs
Washington has become the first state in decades to privatize its state-run liquor stores. They’ve coupled this with onerous fees on private distributors.
Factory Orders Drop In April, Signaling More Bad Economic News
Another sign this morning that the economic has been slowing, and may be contracting.
Scott Walker Continues To Lead Wisconsin Recall Polling
Barring an upset, Scott Walker looks likely to survive his recall election tomorrow.
