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 and Paris: Spite as a Guiding Principle

Trump and Paris: Spite as a Guiding Principle

“Conservative politics is now less about ideas than about making the right enemies cry out in anguish.” https://t.co/iGTsVaZh6N — Charlie...

Trump Defining US in Tribal/Racial Terms

In addition to the ceaseless and tiresome lies that issue from his mouth (e.g., he did not do “very well” in...

GOP Tries to Secure Trumpcare Passage by Making the Bill More Cruel

Finding that his original AHCA was too destructive not only for all House Democrats but also for many House Republicans,...

The Values Being Put On Display in the Health Care Debate

I found this piece by Paul Waldman enlightening.  I’ve actually had some of these debates with friends from the other part...

About Tuesday Night’s Speech

Some folks may be swooning over DJT’s Tuesday performance, but theater aside, it was simply what Eugene Robinson describes as “a...

Obamacare Premiums Revert to Expectations

The average premium in Obamacare’s state exchanges next year will be about what the Congressional Budget Office projected when the...

The Vice Presidential Debate

You should not lie about things that can be easily disproven with short video clips. I had a prior commitment...

Good Economic Results Include More Health Care Coverage

Thanks to James Hohmann of the WaPo’s Daily 202 for the following nice summary of recent economic good news from the...

On Last Night’s “Commander-in-Chief” Forum

Good notes this morning on last night’s Commander-in-Chief Forum.  The media figures from whom many or most people take their views...