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“The Ignorance Caucus”: Republicans Are Unable To Apply Critical Thinking And...
Last week Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, gave what his office told us would be a major policy speech. And we should be grateful for the heads-up about the speech’s majorness. Otherwise, a read...
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“Way Pass Stupid”: Creationism, Ayn Rand And Gun Control…Actual Laws Proposed...
In Missouri, it would be a felony to propose gun control. Oklahoma wants to protect students from science. Really Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal wants Republicans to stop being the stupid party — but...
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“We’re The Anti-Party”: This Really IS The GOP Message
I have always loved the story of the ad makers and dog food manufacturers arguing around the conference table. The actual makers of the dog food were convinced their product was full of all the right...
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“More Republican Fringe Views”: Tinfoil Hats, Black Helicopters, And The...
Public Policy Polling released the results of an interesting survey this week, which you probably heard a bit about — it dealt with public attitudes towards conspiracy theories (some of which weren’t...
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“More Extreme Weather, Decreasing Capabilities”: Sequester Forces NOAA...
There has been mounting concern over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mandatory furloughs of National Weather Service employees amidst increasingly severe weather. As a result,...
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“The Stench Of Sulfur”: It’s Time To Call A Satan A Satan
I do not lead a partisan organization, but I do lead a faith-rooted organization that has a long history of speaking out on matters of public concern. Here is why speaking out rather bluntly at this...
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“I Have A Black Friend”: Move Over Climate Deniers, Here Come Racism Deniers
So much for having a national conversation about race. Conservative commentators claimed they’d welcome an honest discussion about the thorny issue in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict. But...
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“A Bleeding-Heart Liberal”: Why Conservatives Should Hate Santa Claus
The war over the War on Christmas has flared up again. Slate’s Aisha Harris fired the latest salvo with her piece last week, “Santa Claus Should Not Be a White Man Anymore,” prompting a famously...
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“Not A Bad General Election Issue”: Should Democrats Press The Public Option?
There’s no question that the Affordable Care Act’s rollout has been “rocky,” to borrow the common parlance of the Beltway. The Web site troubles and shifting health coverage for some Americans, despite...
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“The Circle of Scam”: Welcome To Conservative Politics, Where Everybody’s...
I’ve long held that what William Goldman said about Hollywood—”Nobody knows anything”—is equally true of Washington. At the same time though, people in politics are particularly adept at finding those...
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“Fox News’ Unique Approach To Polling”: Foxy Facts, Less Concerned About...
Major news organizations conduct polling and eagerly tout the results, but as regular readers know, Fox News’s polling operation is … what’s the word I’m looking for … unique. Take the results, for...
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“Obama’s Best State Of The Union Speech”: Pretty Sure The Last Three Years Of...
With a strong, optimistic beginning and an unforgettable ending, that may have been President Obama’s best State of the Union speech. Apparently none of the commentators who have been saying his...
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“A Challenge To Conservative Principles”: Humankind Is Better Off Than It Has...
There has never been a better time to be a human being than in March 2014. People live longer, wealthier, happier lives than they ever have. Each of the Four Horsemen — disease, famine, war, and death...
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“David Vitter, God Bless The Koch Brothers”: The Most Patriotic Americans In...
It stands to reason that Republican politicians are going to celebrate Charles and David Koch. After all, the billionaires’ generosity is critically important in conservative politics right now and may...
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“5 Things Conservatives Lie Shamelessly About”: A Neat Little Rhetorical...
Mark Twain once famously said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Twain wasn’t praising lies with this comment, of course, but modern-day conservatives...
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“Protecting The Profits Of Big Carbon Barons”: Why Conservatives Are Trying...
As my colleague John Aziz wrote a few days ago, an alliance of right-wing operatives and Big Carbon barons are mounting a huge effort to try and throttle the solar industry in the crib. As the Los...
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“It’s Time For The Right Wing To Stop Lying”: Six Studies That Show...
The great 20th-century economist John Maynard Keynes has been widely quoted as saying, “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” Sadly, in their quest to concentrate economic and...
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“Dooming Itself”: Focused On The Present, The GOP Has No Future
The vast majority of Republicans have bought into the quick hit, short-term strategy and catered to the right wing. Maybe they believe that Republicans can do a quick pivot, plug in the smoke machine...
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“What Matters Is Reducing Emissions”: How Conservatives Will React To Obama’s...
President Obama is set to announce new rules for carbon emissions today, and what we’ll see is a familiar pattern. The administration decides to confront one of the most profound challenges we face. It...
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“The $6 Trillion Dollar Mistake”: The Iraq War, An Immoral Waste
A new study says the Iraq War has cost the United States $2 trillion. By the time all the veterans’ bills are paid, it will likely cost us up to $6 trillion. Let that sink in for a moment. Per National...
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