In a poorly placed op-ed, Jenni Russell has written a pretty compelling argument that says yes: What has been happening to the London School of Economics over the last few days is scandalous. A university's reputation is being trashed, a talented director has resigned, and...
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A superb idea. The key: "fourteen out of 19 GOP state senators preside over districts carried in 2008 by Obama."
Oh no, Democrats in Wisconsin are...attacking representative democracy itself! I suppose the "fleebaggers" would like to say that current public opinion polls ought to replace the results of the last.
Shorter Robert Samuelson: Yep, I'm really going to tie Social Security and Medicare expenses together and pretend that increases in the latter justify cutting the former; why give up your.
From Sinhababu. ...yet more from Echidne.
SEK is at the Norco DMV in the "appointment only" line after having stood at an unmanned counter with the word "appointment" over it for much longer than he'd like.
Due process 6, Texas-fried Catch-22s 3. The case is yet another reminder that Althouse and Stuart Taylor were right that Alito is no Scalia -- he's much, much worse. ...more.
Shorter Ross Douthat: "I'm optimistic enough to believe that if we deny enough poor women access to crucial medical services, marginally more people will have sex in the manner that I consider appropriate." ...more reactions: Dana Goldstein notes some factual and analytical problems, others bring...
If you missed this segment last night, please watch. It is rare to see such in-depth coverage of child poverty: Scott Pelley really puts a human face on this problem.
...has nothing to do with "small government." But you knew that. Related, on "shared sacrifice."