Month: July 2013

. No pre-conditions, territorial concessions can only be reached through direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine. But … George Bush made commitments in name of Palestinians. Wow! Take that Abbas for a non-starter...

In answer to Jonathan Cohn, the explanation is that the Republicans got high on their own supply. This is mainly a new phenomenon. In the past, the right surely exaggerated the threat of communism, but who would honestly want to...

Lyle Denniston has a very helpful piece at ScotusBlog that explains how the Voting Rights Act works and how the Department of Justice is attempting to enforce it in the aftermath of the Shelby County v. Holder ruling. I’m...

I’m glad to see Anthony Weiner and Bob Filner getting some NancySmash. Pelosi chided the men for their actions and said they should address their therapy sessions away from the spotlight. “It is so disrespectful of...

Larry Summers can be forgiven for being aggressively wrong in the 1990’s if he is committed to being right today. But he can’t be forgiven for being an unmitigated asshole, so stop with the trial balloons and find...