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The State of the Union – LIVEBLOG

  Follow us as we watch President Obama's State of the Union! Summary: Obama's State of the Union Address was reminiscent of his victory speech on the...

Money, Politics, and Citizens United

I spent this past week complaining about government dysfunction -- so I'd be remiss not to mention the Citizens United ruling. Of the many...

Scott Brown Endorses Health Care Reform

Coakley's loss was a lot of things -- but a repudiation of Obama's health care reform it was not. Massachusetts is an odd state...

Martha Coakley and the Politics of Despair

Here’s the deal: if Martha Coakley loses tonight then it’s good news for Lloyd Blankfein, who’s worried about financial regulation reform, for the super...

The Question Everyone's Asking

(Other than "what's going to happen to Conan?") Following revelations that the underwear bomber was fitted in Yemen, everyone is (or should be) asking: what...

The Pathos of Helplessness

James Fallows makes a lot of good points in his long Atlantic article, "How American Can Rise Again." I'll highlight just one. Let's call...

Obama's Shrewd Bank Tax

The tea-party movement has always contained potentially contradictory strains of populism and libertarianism. Back when we were bailing out the big banks, these strands...

When will white people stop writing articles like this?

If you’ve seen Avatar and haven't yet read Annalee Newitz’s article “When will white people stop making movies like this?” then you're missing out....

No, Seriously, Get Rid of the Filibuster

Jay Cost has a passionate response to recent liberal criticisms of the filibuster. In his view, it's a good thing to pass legislation that...

Vampires v. Zombies, 2009

Twilight is big.  Yes, I realize that that was not exactly an original observation nor a particularly timely one.  However, I just wanted to...