Presidential Experience Redux
Is Mitt Romney the least experienced major-party presidential nominee since1940?
Romney Campaign Warns Of Soviet Threat To Czechoslovakia
Does the Romney campaign know the USSR doesn’t exist anymore? Of course they do, but the language they use still means something.
Trayvon Martin, Matthew Owens, And The Politicization Of Criminal Justice
The Rule Of Law is incompatible with political rabble rousing
Voter Registration Restrictions and Representative Democracy
We should want more voters, not less, if we actually value representaitve democracy.
Thomas Friedman’s Michael Bloomberg Fetish
Thomas Friedman is fantasizing about Michael Bloomberg again.
Anders Breivik and Khaleid Sheikh Mohammed
The Atlantic’s Max Fisher reflects on “What America Can Learn From Norway’s Anders Breivik Trial.”
How To Read The Polls: General Election Edition
Time to prepare yourself for the incoming deluge of polling.
New Arizona Law Seeks To Purge All Mean Words From The Internet
A bill that may become law in Arizona could make your Internet comments a crime.
Critics Find Real Depiction of 1966 Fake
Sometimes, art imitates life rather than the reverse. And sometimes reality seems stranger than fiction.
Nike Sues Reebok Over Tebow Jerseys
Reebok is rushing to sell Tim Tebow merchandise before its NFL rights expire. Nike is crying Foul.
Vetting A Running Mate In A Post-Palin World
The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.
Controversy Erupts Over Employer Requests For Facebook Passwords
Like it or not, what you do online will be of interest to someone looking to hire you.
Santorum Likely To Win Lousiana, But It Won’t Matter
The results of Louisiana’s primary mean a lot less than the pundits will tell you they do.
Do Endorsements Matter?
Like most endorsements, Jeb Bush’s endorsement of Mitt Romney is unlikely to have a major impact on the race.
Obama’s Odd Choice for World Bank President
Jim Yong Kim is an impressive man. But he’s got no background in banking, finance, or economics.
The Consequences Of Attacking Iran
An attack on Iran is likely to unleash consequences that we are unprepared to deal with.
Ignorant Rednecks, Shiftless Blacks, and Selective Videos
Dear Bill Maher and Alexandra Pelosi: The plural of anecdote is not data.
Ron Paul 2012 Campaign Looking A Lot Like Ron Paul 2008 Campaign
Despite how it many have seemed in January, Ron Paul’s 2012 Presidential effort is ending just about the same way his 2008 effort did.
The GOP Has Lost The Argument Over The HHS Birth Control Mandate
The argument over contraceptive coverage mandates has not gone well for conservatives.
Bill Maher, Rush Limbaugh, and the Standards of Discourse
Sure, he routinely uses gender-specific slurs against conservative women. But he’s not a misogynist!
Take This Job And Shove It
One Goldman Sachs employee decided to quit his job in a very public manner.
Ratcheting Up the Rhetoric…
Is the rhetoric in the war of words between the U. S. and Iran ratcheting up?
