Category Archives: Politics
Project Cybersyn
This gives new meaning to the term “command and control economy”. And it also shows that while Pinochet was obviously a repugnant and deplorable dictator, Allende wasn’t coloring with a full box of crayons, if you know what I mean. … Continue reading
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The more you agree with Obama…
…the whiter you think he is, a according to a new study.
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The trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed
The Washington Post‘s Michael Gerson wrote one of my favorite columns, so it was with sore disappointment that I read his latest screed against the government’s decision to try four of the 9/11 masterminds in a Federal civilian court. Gerson … Continue reading
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On Sarah Palin
This is the first of what I hope will be a liliputian population of posts on Sarah Palin. I think Marc Ambinder strikes exactly the right balance between outright dismissal and outright sycophancy. If Palin is as smart as her … Continue reading
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Did Texas knowingly kill an innocent man?
It’s beginning to look that way. Two things really baffle me. First, how could any governor be comfortable carrying out a sentence that is, by definition, irreversible, when as in this case there’s still a shred of doubt about guilt? … Continue reading
A House Unified Cannot Stand
Matt Yglesias pines for unicameralism: It’s worth taking a moment to appreciate the fact that in a unicameral United States of America, we would now have passed both a comprehensive health care reform bill and also the most important piece … Continue reading
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US Ranked No. 1. . . Among Corporate Tax Havens
You can thank Delaware for our, um, performance. Tax Justice has more details here. Stories like these are becoming so pervasive, and the public outcry so palpable, that I’m becoming convinced that there will need to be a major realignment … Continue reading
Good Ol' Fashioned Horse Racing
There are three big electoral contests tomorrow — gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, and a congressional election in New York’s 23rd district — and, absent a magic political 8-ball (2010-ball?), both parties are going to be watching closely. … Continue reading
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"Under Attack By Commie Nazis!"
The caricature of the President at these Tea Party protests reminds me of this classic Simpsons bit:
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