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Author: Erik Loomis

Filibuster!

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On March 7, 2013

Couple of thoughts about Rand Paul's marathon filibuster. First, it should go without saying that Rand Paul is not on the side of progressives for any reason. Even on drones.

Worst Chavez Obit

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On March 7, 2013

The coverage of Hugo Chavez's death has been almost universally terrible. But this piece from Associated Press business reporter Pamela Simpson takes the cake: Chavez invested Venezuela's oil wealth into.

Last week I talked about that awful Mother Jones article blaming AFSCME for keeping prisons open in Illinois. I focused on the problems with the terminology. AFSCME strikes back against the article's inaccuracies about its own position. Once again, Mother Jones generally is not good...
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A Dot

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On March 5, 2013
I was really struck by this photo of Venus through Saturn's rings: Venus is the dot. It reminded me of a time, not too long ago I guess, back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the sight of our planet from space put...

Jeb

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On March 4, 2013

Jeb Bush flip-flopping on immigration, now saying he doesn't support a path toward citizenship for undocumented Americans, is a sign that leading Republicans can be serious about winning the 2016.

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