Month: February 2013

This is why I can never decide if they are more accurately described as nihilists (who don’t believe in anything, including science, evidence, or well-reasoned argument) or zealots (for whom ruining the federal government...

The Republicans’ latest stratagem is to argue that the cuts in discretionary spending that will kick-in when the Sequester hits us next Friday will be insignificant and cause no noticeable damage to anyone. I suppose this...

While it’s still too early for the Obama administration to be doing any end zone celebrations, it looks like Chuck Hagel will be confirmed as Secretary of Defense next week. I wonder what his opponents think they have...

We need a word for the category of blogging which is devoted to mocking David Brooks. This week, we saw absolutely epic efforts by driftglass and Charles P. Pearce. This type of blogging is inspired. It’s as if...

Bob Woodward is so butthurt that the Obama administration limited his access and made him irrelevant that he’s no longer making any pretense about political neutrality or journalistic objectivity. He’s gone at least...