Facing an energized and unscrupulous right, Obama brings a water gun to an...
TweetTwo things are crystal clear from President Obama’s lengthy sit-down with NBC’s Brian Williams: He is a decent, thoughtful, intelligent man, trying to do the best he can for his country under...
View ArticleObama’s infrastructure proposal: left says “good idea, too small,” right says...
TweetConsensus is quickly congealing around President Obama’s reported $50 billion infrastructure proposal: the left says it’s a good idea, but a paltry sum relative to the size of the hole we’re in....
View ArticlePeter Orszag used to be everybody’s favorite “supernerd”– now, not so much
TweetWith his first NYT column, Peter Orszag has lost a good chunk of the opinion-making left. Examples below… DAVID KURTZ: Did you wake up this morning from your summer slumber to discover that...
View ArticleThe Age of Denial
TweetAmerica is in an Age of Denial, a time in which intolerable injustices are widely ignored, from preventable hunger, poverty and disease to irreversible environmental destruction to the global...
View ArticleLiberal bloggers are bringing down Obama, part II: It’s NOT the economy,...
TweetMy post, How a handful of liberal bloggers are bringing down the Obama presidency, provoked a range of responses and I’d like to address the dominant themes. Here’s an excerpt of the piece for...
View ArticlePresident Obama was smart to tackle health insurance reform when he did
TweetPaul Krugman makes an excellent point today (when doesn’t he make excellent points?): Democrats, declared Evan Bayh in an Op-Ed article on Wednesday in The Times, “overreached by focusing on...
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Facing an energized and unscrupulous right, Obama brings a water gun to an...
Two things are crystal clear from President Obama’s lengthy sit-down with NBC’s Brian Williams: He is a decent, thoughtful, intelligent man, trying to do the best he can for his country under extremely...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obama’s infrastructure proposal: left says “good idea, too small,” right says...
Consensus is quickly congealing around President Obama’s reported $50 billion infrastructure proposal: the left says it’s a good idea, but a paltry sum relative to the size of the hole we’re in. The...
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Peter Orszag used to be everybody’s favorite “supernerd”– now, not so much
With his first NYT column, Peter Orszag has lost a good chunk of the opinion-making left. Examples below… DAVID KURTZ: Did you wake up this morning from your summer slumber to discover that Democrats...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Age of Denial
America is in an Age of Denial, a time in which intolerable injustices are widely ignored, from preventable hunger, poverty and disease to irreversible environmental destruction to the global...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Liberal bloggers are bringing down Obama, part II: It’s NOT the economy,...
My post, How a handful of liberal bloggers are bringing down the Obama presidency, provoked a range of responses and I’d like to address the dominant themes. Here’s an excerpt of the piece for context:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
President Obama was smart to tackle health insurance reform when he did
Paul Krugman makes an excellent point today (when doesn’t he make excellent points?): Democrats, declared Evan Bayh in an Op-Ed article on Wednesday in The Times, “overreached by focusing on health...
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