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Doug Mataconis
About Doug Mataconis
Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.

Former Congressman, And Convicted Felon, Seeks To Return To Congress

· Friday, November 30, 2012 · 11 comments

U.S. Birthrate Hits Lowest Level Since 1920

· Friday, November 30, 2012 · 9 comments

Third Quarter GDP Revised Upward, Not Necessarily Good News

· Thursday, November 29, 2012 · 34 comments

Syrians Shut Off From The Internet

· Thursday, November 29, 2012 · 1 comment

Michigan State Senator Suggests Eliminating The City Of Detroit

· Thursday, November 29, 2012 · 61 comments

Nuke The Moon!

· Wednesday, November 28, 2012 · 9 comments

Military Judges Debate Prosecuting Soldiers Who Attempt Suicide

· Wednesday, November 28, 2012 · 25 comments

Majority Supports Increasing Taxes On High Income Earners

· Wednesday, November 28, 2012 · 82 comments

Big Curiosity News Not Really Big News

· Wednesday, November 28, 2012 · 5 comments

Romney And Obama To Meet For Lunch On Thursday

· Wednesday, November 28, 2012 · 22 comments

Marvin Miller, MLB Union Advocate, Dies At 95

· Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · 6 comments

Chris Christie Begins Re-Election Bid With Sky High Approval Ratings

· Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · 30 comments

At this moment, Chris Christie is the most popular Governor in the country.

Even Pat Robertson Doesn’t Believe The Earth Is Only 6,000 Years Old

· Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · 39 comments

Final Costs Of Hurricane Sandy Could Exceed $60 Billion

· Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · 6 comments

Romney’s Final Share Of The Vote? 47%

· Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · 23 comments

Americans Shut Out Of Intrade

· Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · 22 comments

Thanks to the CFTC, Americans will no longer be able to participate in Intrade’s predictions markets.

Belgian Spies Out Themselves On Facebook

· Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · 6 comments

China’s Paper Of Record Thinks The Onion Is Real News

· Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · 7 comments

Santorum Says He’s “Open” To 2016 Bid

· Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · 18 comments

Supreme Court May Decide To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases This Week

· Monday, November 26, 2012 · 47 comments

Possibly a big week for the Supreme Court.

Dianne Feinstein Sets Record With 7.3 Million Votes

· Monday, November 26, 2012 · 11 comments

Poll Shows GOP Would Get Blame If Fiscal Cliff Talks Fail

· Monday, November 26, 2012 · 32 comments

Gingrich Not Ruling Out A 2016 Run

· Monday, November 26, 2012 · 23 comments

Two More Republicans Break With Norquist Pledge

· Sunday, November 25, 2012 · 20 comments

Sometimes, The Worst Part Of Humanity Just Reveals Itself

· Saturday, November 24, 2012 · 9 comments

Yassir Arafat’s Body To Be Exhumed Tuesday

· Saturday, November 24, 2012 · 4 comments

Actor Larry Hagman Dies At 81

· Saturday, November 24, 2012 · 2 comments

More Republicans Moving Away From Norquist Tax Pledge

· Saturday, November 24, 2012 · 156 comments

More signs of cracks in the wall of GOP resistance to tax increases.

Rejected Beatles Demo Tape Up For Auction

· Friday, November 23, 2012 · 6 comments

Numbers Of Potential Future Lawyers Hits 13 Year Low

· Friday, November 23, 2012 · 51 comments

The Law School Bubble has imploded.

Getting The “United States” Out Of Mexico

· Friday, November 23, 2012 · 4 comments

Egypt’s President Grants Himself Dictatorial Powers

· Friday, November 23, 2012 · 14 comments

Happy Thanksgiving!

· Thursday, November 22, 2012 · 15 comments

Player On Sub-Par College Basketball Team Sets Meaningless Scoring Record

· Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 26 comments

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Hostess Liquidation Plan

· Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 9 comments

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Jesse Jackson Jr Resigns From Congress

· Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 4 comments

Martian Mystery: What Has Curiosity Discovered?

· Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 19 comments

Pat Robertson: I ‘Misinterpreted’ What God Told Me About The Election

· Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 27 comments

Report: Israel and Hamas Agree To Gaza Cease Fire

· Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 5 comments

Iowa’s Governor Calls For An End To The Ames Straw Poll

· Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 12 comments

The Governor of Iowa thinks the Ames Straw Poll should be ended, but he really ought to go further than that.

Christie’s Approval Rating Surges In Wake Of Hurricane Sandy

· Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 9 comments

Hostess Back On Track For Liquidation As Mediation Fails

· Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 3 comments

Obama Campaign Saw Jon Huntsman As A Threat

· Tuesday, November 20, 2012 · 28 comments

Unskewed Polls Guy Now Claiming Election Was Stolen

· Tuesday, November 20, 2012 · 39 comments

Dean “Unskewed Polls” Chambers is back, and he’s as deluded as ever.

Elmo Puppeteer, Dogged By Sex Scandal, Quits Job

· Tuesday, November 20, 2012 · 3 comments

Turkish Prime Minister: Israel Is A Terrorist State

· Tuesday, November 20, 2012 · 41 comments

Former Senator Warren Rudman Dead At 82

· Tuesday, November 20, 2012 · 2 comments

Most Likely, You’re Going To Die At 11:00 a.m.

· Tuesday, November 20, 2012 · 6 comments

Allen West Finally Concedes Loss Of Congressional Seat

· Tuesday, November 20, 2012 · 16 comments

Oh Yes, This Will Solve Everything: Israel-Gaza Edition

· Monday, November 19, 2012 · 58 comments

The son of a former Israeli Prime Minister proposes an utterly insane idea.

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