‘Sophisticated and Fact-Based’
David Brooks updates today his Tuesday column of concern, which I commented on not once but twice that day. Tuesday, Brooks argued...
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Missing Bill
Stephen Chapman misses him. So do I. Even during the 90′s, when I was still an adamant Republican, I had great respect for...
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Was Cheney Right? Do Deficits Matter?
Dick Cheney may have been (snark alert) the most wildly popular vice president of the last century, but that doesn’t mean he...
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Damned Either Way and Frankly Fine With It
No surprise. David Brooks has taken his lumps today, from both ends of the political spectrum. On the left, Steve Benen labels...
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Moderates Unite
So suggests David Brooks: Moderates now find themselves betwixt and between. On the left, there is a president who appears to be, as...
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Limbaugh v. Reason: A Four-Line Play
RALPH WALDO EMERSON Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. RUSH LIMBAUGH Be a man all you want, but if you’re...
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The Importance of Feb. 28, 2009
This Saturday has been globally designated “Rare Disease Day.” The purpose: “to call attention to the public health issues...
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Sooner or Later: A Day of Reckoning
I can’t add much to this from Andrew Sullivan. It is, precisely, how my under-educated mind views the current economic...
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The Maldonado Effect
Call it “hostage taking” or “blackmail” or whatever you like, but California State Senator Abel Maldonado...
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Save the GOP: Candidates with Large, Diverse, Urb...
For those who hope for the return of a robust, viable, inclusive GOP — a revitalized party that can more effectively counter...
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