Posts by SteveKier

Trump Voters: Let This Be Your Off-Ramp

The government is acting in our names.  I didn’t vote for him, but it still makes me feel ashamed.  We...

Is it “Bias” to Follow the Evidence to its Natural Conclusion?

Jonathan Chait gave us a terrific piece yesterday, entitled “The Backward Logic of the Nunes Memo.”  It’s not a long...

GOP to Non-Wealthy Americans: Assume the Position

The tax bill they are crowing about… Raises taxes on middle-income filers in the end.  The modest cuts in the...

Putin’s Revenge

Frontline gave us a gift these last two weeks with Putin’s Revenge.  We would be wise to understand what he’s...

Really? GOP Still Trying to Take Health Care from Millions?

It’s like waking up from a nightmare only to find that you’re still in a nightmare.  The GOP is still...

What Does the Death of Obamacare Repeal (at least for now) Tell Us?

If we can believe the clues, then the GOP’s determination to rip Obamacare out by the roots has come to...

Trump’s Travel Ban: The Point is the Ban, Not Safety

So Trump has his travel ban – a constrained version of it, to be further reviewed by the Supreme Court...

Obamacare Works if Leaders Try to Make it Work. But What About if They Try to Destroy It?

Make no mistake.  Obamacare has made health care available to 20-plus million folks and works long term if those in...

Main GOP Argument Against Obamacare Is a Lie

Sarah Kliff at Vox lays waste to the GOP talking point that they have to do something now because “Obamacare...

GOP Senator McConnell Finally Reveals His Tax Cut “Health Care” Bill, Intends to Force a Vote Before It Can Be Scrutinized

Having hidden the details as long as he could, Mitch McConnell has finally revealed his tax cut health care bill.  Contrary...