Israelis Divided on Ground Offensive

A poll on Israeli support.

Whither Centrism?

What to call non-crazies who aren’t Democrats?

The Limits of Academic Freedom

UPenn law professor Amy Wax as a test case.

Dilbert Canceled

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

Harvard Extension Fraud

How dare people who paid for a cut-rate degree claim they paid for the good one?

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“White Trash” Continued

Because I actually think its important.

Jupiter Keeps Adding Moons!

The science-education gap.

Signs and Portents

Trump is still in the GOP driver’s seat.

Students Protest Harvard’s Comaroff Again

Understandable outrage at administrative complicity.

Yellen Again Rejects Trillion Dollar Coin

A silly workaround to an infuriating problem that won’t go away.

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South Koreans Getting New Birthdays

A move away from a centuries old Asian practice.

The Deterioration and Death of Old Media

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

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8 Billion

A new milestone in human history.

Iran Protests Intensity Highest Since 1979

The ayatollahs face the biggest challenge to their authority in the history of the regime.

Another Sane Conservative Pushed Aside

Original blogger AllahPundit is leaving Hot Air after 16 years.

Independent State Legislature Theory

A theory floated in Bush v Gore could radically change American elections.

Google Builds Blog Troll

The company’s new AI technology looks awfully familiar.

Two Republican Parties?

Some GOP governors are taking a stance against Trump.

The Identity Politics of Identity Politics

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

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Talking Past Each Other

A post that’s only tangentially related to cancel culture.

Bob Beckel, 1948-2022

The Democratic strategist and longtime talking head is gone at 73.

Supreme Court Wikiality

Did you know that the elephant population has tripled over the last six months?

On the Number of Parties 2: Basic Counting, Part 2

This time: some multi-party examples.

Biden and Putin to Talk Ukraine

Russia may invade Ukraine again. The United States would prefer otherwise.

List Of School Shootings In The United States By Death Toll

Our current forms of collective action on guns have failed us.

This Week’s Dr. Seuss Nonsense

A story that is both unserious and yet emblematic of our age in a serious way.

More on the Evolution of US Party Politics

Specifically: the former confederacy and Democratic dominance.

Speaking of Numbers

Because a certain kind of election nerd likes graphs.

‘COVID Parties’ are Bullshit

Some incredibly thin reporting about a story that is almost certainly made up.

Ratfucking the Democratic Primaries?

There’s a campaign to encourage anti-Trump Republicans and independents to vote in New Hampshire.

Tulsi Gabbard Files Ridiculous Lawsuit Against Google

Tulsi Gabbard has filed a seemingly frivolous lawsuit against Google due to a temporary suspension of her advertising account.

Republicans Learned Right Lesson from 2012, Went Wrong Direction

What happened to “building a lasting relationship within the African American community”?

Outsider Andrew Yang Raises $2.8 Million In Second Quarter

Andrew Yang has been a relatively unknown candidate for the Democratic nomination, but he’s slowly risen in the polls and raised more money in the second quarter than several experienced politicians.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders On The Way Out

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving office at the end of the month.

No, the Framers Didn’t Screw Up Impeachment

The problem is with our politics, not our institutions.

Trump To Pick Patrick Shanahan To Be Secretary Of Defense

Patrick Shanahan, who has been serving as Acting Defense Secretary since James Mattis left in December, is being selected to replace Mattis in that position.

Trump May Reverse Mattis on Academy Grads Going Pro

The President revived an old debate but added some new twists.

The War On Yemen, Congress, And The Constitution

The Wall Street Journal tries, and fails, to defend President Trump’s indefensible veto of the Congressional resolution regarding the war on Yemen.

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Lying With Statistics

Are people fleeing blue states to avoid repressive taxes? It depends who you’re asking.

Florida Republicans Working to Gut Restoration of Felon Voting Rights

Last November the state voted overwhelming to amend its constitution. The lawmakers they elected at the same time are sabotaging it.

The ‘Trope’ Trope

You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.

Trump Sends Mattis Out The Door Early

President Trump announced today that James Mattis would be out as Secretary of Defense by the end of the year.

Andrew Cuomo Says He’ll Push For Pot Legalization In 2019

New York State seems likely to join the list of states where marijuana has been legalized sometime next year.

Laura J. Richardson First Woman to Lead Army’s Largest Command

She’s quite likely the youngest 4-star general in the U.S. Army, if not the U.S. military.

Support For Marijuana Legalization Continues To Be High

One month before voters in several states head to the polls to vote on legalization referendums, a new poll shows that public support for legalization remains at record high levels.

New Jersey Puts Marijuana Prosecutions On Hold, Anticipating Legalization

The Garden State has put a hold on marijuana prosecutions in anticipation of full legalization by the end of the year.

Four Democratic States File Legally Dubious Lawsuit Against New Tax Law

New York and several other states have filed an incredibly dubious lawsuit against the Republican’s new tax law.

Bill Nelson Looking Vulnerable In Florida

Rick Scott is pulling in impressive fundraising numbers, giving Democrats reason to worry that they’ll have another Senate seat to worry about in November.

Marijuana Legalization Continues To Move Forward

In November, Michigan voters will be able to make their state the tenth state to legalize marijuana. This is just the latest step in what seems to be an irreversible trend.