…all your money really belongs to us anyway, so why not just skip the middleman: you! Perhaps it’s only a matter of time, although for now the proposal is still considered “radical:” The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →A few people are reporting that they’ve been getting a malware alert when they try to come to the site, and that it’s triggered by blogrolling. I’ve used blogrolling for my blogroll for five years, and there’s never been any … Continue reading →
…by a body-snatcher? I wondered whether that might be the case when I read about his Jeffrey Goldberg interview in The Atlantic—you know, the one where he admonished Ahmadinejad to be nicer to the Jews and Israel, and said, “The … Continue reading →
It’s not often that I agree with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, but their statement that Lisa Murkowski’s decision to run as a write-in candidate for the Senate after losing the Alaskan primary is “the latest example of the Republican … Continue reading →
And a novel one as well: Obama should diss Sarah Palin in order to fire up his base.
Continue reading →Now if that’s not a provocative title, I don’t know what is. At issue: a tape of O’Donnell from 1996 that opponents dredged up and which was then aired by Rachel Maddow on her MSNBC show. It features O’Donnell speaking … Continue reading →
The pattern is becoming clear: Take one attractive woman politician on the right. Dig into every facet of her past, especially quotes related to her Christian religious beliefs. Mock and revile her, preferably distorting what she said. In particular, make … Continue reading →
Eugene Robinson disagrees with you. He thinks she can. And Chris Matthews agrees—with Robinson.
Continue reading →Did Michelle Obama really tell Carla Bruni that being First Lady is hell, and that she can’t stand it? Who knows? It makes a big splash, though, and that’s what Bruni is all about. But just in case it’s true, … Continue reading →
This is a disturbing article on a confusing topic: racial diversity in education for the academically gifted. Hunter College High School is an elite public school in New York City, grades 7-12, that accepts students based on a test administered … Continue reading →
The White House and its willing handmaiden the NY Times have a new and unscintillating strategy: attack House Minority Leader John Boehner for being connected to lobbyists and special interest groups that “contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to his … Continue reading →