If Robert Byrd and his awesome fiddling were still in the Senate, it seems we could solve most of our political problems. Bipartisanship around mountain music is something I think everyone can get around. Byrd actually was a quite a good fiddler.
I think that if I ever heard someone give voice to Calvin or Hobbes in an animated special, I'd never be able to read the comic again. It's not that.
McKay Coppins would like you to know that Both Sides Do It. Look, Marge, it takes two sides -- one to try to extort and one to refuse to be.
My Diplomat column today is on the People's Liberation Army Air Force: Historically, the pursuit of air force institutional autonomy has focused on providing space for the air force to procure appropriate equipment, manage doctrine and training, and create independent plans for warfighting. Airpower advocates have...
Zachary Roth has a terrific piece about the effects of the Roberts Court's abominable decision gutting the Voting Rights Act. Here's exactly how Republicans want to exercise the Equal Majestic.
Proceedings of the First United States Antimasonic Convention. Looks like the House stenographer is about average in comparison to the insanity of the Republican side of the aisle: As the.
Woody Guthrie summed up the 2013 Republican Party without knowing it.
While I sympathize with the South Dakota ranchers who are suffering from widespread cattle die-offs in the wake of this month's unexpected blizzard, it'd be easier to feel sorry for.
After weeks of dealing with technical problems, the podcasts for my DIP 742: National Security Policy course are finally up. Check them out. Also, the Patterson School's podcast page is.
Even though I'm a bit addled from waking each morning around 0400 to do the daily radio spots this week, I'm not addled enough to dramatically shift my viewpoint on this: the tactical mistakes and near anarchy exhibited by House Republicans will not lead to the...
Ann Friedman's response to Emily Yoffe is priceless. I understand Yoffe is well-intentioned and qualified her argument by making it clear that rapists are responsible at least twice. But putting.
Michigan's ban on affirmative action will be restored. I don't find that particularly objectionable, but to paraphrase John Harlan I think the argument to the contrary deserves a more respectful.