Posts by 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.
Romney And Obama Spar Over Disappointing Jobs Numbers
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama traded barbs over the June jobs report, but neither one seems to have the answer to our problems.
June Jobs Report Brings Another Round Of Disappointment
With four months to go until Election Day, the Obama Campaign was greeted with a very dismal jobs report this morning.
Would Religion Survive The Discovery Of Alien Life?
Would faith survive the discovery that the central premise of the Bible is a lie?
Federal Judge: Websites Must Comply With Americans With Disabilities Act
A recent decision out of Massachusetts threatens to make business quite difficult for online service providers.
Citizens United Was About Freedom Of Speech, Not “Corporate Rights.”
Opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United continue to miss the point of what the case was really about.
Does It Matter If The Mandate Is Called A “Penalty” Or A “Tax”?
The debate over whether the PPACA’s individual mandate is a “penalty” or a “tax”seems rather pointless.
The Return Of Economic Optimism?
There are signs out there that people are becoming some what more optimistic about the outlook for the economy.
Was The Revolution A Mistake?
Were the Colonists wrong to toss aside the British Empire so casually?
Was Yasser Arafat Murdered?
A nine month Al Jazeera investigations indicates that poison may have played a role in Yasser Arafat’s 2004 death.
CERN Physicists Announce Evidence Pointing To Existence Of Higgs Boson
Scientists have made a major step toward unlocking one of the biggest mysteries of particle physics
More Speculation On The Supreme Court Leaker
Supreme Court watchers have been speculating since Sunday night about who might have leaked confidential court information to the press.
Further Thoughts On The Roberts “Switched Vote” Story
There’s very little evidence or logic to support the attacks coming from the right against Chief Justice Roberts.
Did Democrats Bungle The Sale Of The Individual Mandate?
Democratic rhetoric since the Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare raises the question of whether they made a political mistake.
Anderson Cooper Is Gay, Almost Nobody Cares, And That’s A Good Thing
We’ve reached the point where public figures coming out of the closet is barely news anymore, and that’s a good thing.
Why Can’t We Just Bury All The Power Lines?
Wouldn’t it be easier to bury the power lines instead of dealing with storm damage and week-long power outages seemingly every year?
An Appearance Of Impropriety At Justice
It’s never a good thing when an Administration is investigating itself.
Report: Roberts Switched Positions On The Individual Mandate In May.
A new report will likely add fuel to the fire of conservative outrage over Chief Justice Roberts’ decision to uphold the PPACA.
The Most Overlooked, And Important, Part Of The ObamaCare Decision
One part of the Supreme Court’s PPACA ruling has not received a lot of attention, but it has the potential to have a lot of impact in the future.