Kevin Drum has been beating this, uh, bongo for a while now. Here's the shorter version, which makes a lot of sense to me:1. The budget deficit is big because [...]

This article calls to mind my view of how Republicans both negotiate and play politics in one little scenario:Republicans: "Compromise? No, either you take our version of the budget or [...]

From the Economist's DIA Blog - "But guess what? By far the strongest of the ideas currently on offer—and the one for which most Egyptians seemed to be clamouring these [...]

I concur with what Matthew Yglesias says about revamping the physical representation of our currency. On the one hand, this would save money. On the other hand, it moves everybody's [...]

From the Economist's DIA blog. Republicanomics - a vulgar, acontextual cartoon of Reagonomics.They explain:"Reagan met the specific challenges of the American economy in the early 1980s through tax cuts and [...]

I listen to NPR Morning Edition on my way to work and All Things Considered on my way home from work. My home NPR station is WAMU, which means if [...]

The above is the title of a piece from the Washington Post detailing the state of the Federal judiciary. Of course the blame lies mostly with Republican obstructionism, but you [...]

...is a former half-term governor.

...isn't as bad as the Left says. I mean, c'mon, he raised taxes after all.

In an article from the Economist's DIA blog:The idea that sustainable-resource use and renewable energy is some kind of socialist hippy hobby is incredibly naive and frivolous, and extremely damaging [...]