Paul Ryan And Patty Murray Reach Budget Deal, But Can It Pass Congress?
A budget deal has been reached, now it has to get through both Chambers of Congress.
What’s Wrong with this Picture?
We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries
Sick Man Too Fat to Fly on British Airways
A 500 pound French man was denied a return flight by British Airways.
The GOP’s Seinfeld Shutdown
The GOP’s shutdown was about as pointless as a show about waiting for a table in a Chinese restaurant.
This is How Legislative Blackmail Becomes a Real Crisis
Not raising the debt ceiling will create a true constitutional/legal crisis.
Syria and Civil-Military Relations
My latest for The Atlantic, “It Isn’t the Military’s Place to Weigh In on the Syria Debate,” has posted.
Drug War Using American Phone Records More Than Terror War
Prism ain’t got nothin’ on the Hemisphere Project.
It’s Time For Congress To Debate The Wisdom Of Attacking Syria
Some Members of Congress are calling for a debate before any strikes on Syria. They’re absolutely right.
Monkey Cage Moving to Washington Post
The award-winning political science group blog The Monkey Cage is moving under the masthead of the Washington Post:
Rick Santorum Will Not be the 2016 Republican Nominee
It may be Rick Santorum’s “turn” but he’s too harsh and extreme to win the nomination.
Former Obama Adviser Goes To Work For British Conservatives
The architect of President Obama’s re-election campaign is going to work for the Tories.
Lindsey Graham Wants War With Iran By September
Lindsey Graham is playing cynical political games with a dangerous part of the world.
Race In America And The Time Barack Obama Was Mistaken For A Waiter
What can an incident at an elite New York party ten years ago tell us about race in America?
Unbundling Cable Packages Would Be More Expensive, But Its Probably The Future
Would your cable bill be cheaper if you could just subscribe to the channels you wanted to watch?
George Zimmerman Now Free, Trayvon Martin Still Dead
The jury likely got it right. That doesn’t mean George Zimmerman didn’t kill Trayvon Martin or that Martin deserved to die.
Millions Of Egyptians Protest Morsi Regime As Military Sets Deadline For Action
Yesterday saw some of the biggest protests ever to rock Egypt. Where does it go from here?
California Balances Budget While Expanding Aid to Poor
Jerry Brown’s second go-round as governor has been very, very good to the Golden State.
Two Excellent Summaries Of Recent IRS Developments
Looking for a quick overview of recent developments in the IRS Tea Party Scandal? Here are two links to help.
IRS “Lookout Lists” Also Included Liberal Groups. So, Was It Bipartisan “Targeting?”
A new round of documents from the IRS, that aren’t really new, doesn’t really change the basic narrative on the IRS “targeting” story.
Was The American Civil War Avoidable?
Rather than asking whether it was “worth it,” the important historical question regarding the Civil War is whether it could have been avoided.
The Unfortunate State of the Congressional GOP
If one is going to be in government, one ought to take governing seriously.
The Apathy Inherent in the System
My latest for The Atlantic, “Why Should Congress and the Courts Care About Snooping If Citizens Don’t?” has posted.
1/3 of Flagged 501(c)(3)&(4) Applications were from Non-Conservative Groups
Tax analyst Martin A. Sullivan finds that 1/3rd of “potentially political applications” approved by the IRS were from non-conservative groups.
Facebook Billionaire Wedding Ignores Law, Wrecks Environment, Pays $2.5 Million
Facebook billionaire Sean Parker wanted an elaborate wedding based on the Lord of the Rings and wasn’t going to let little things like the law or some environmental damage stop him.
In Challenge To Senate GOP, Obama Names Three Judges To D.C. Circuit
President Obama threw down a gauntlet today in the form of a trio of Judicial nominations.
