Intellectual Floor Falls Out From Under GOP on Austerity, Opposition to ObamaCare

Solid analysis today from Jonathan Chait.  The stubborn facts about austerity and about ObamaCare’s effect on health care cost inflation...

House GOP: “Gotta nuke SOMETHING!”

Two years ago the House GOP took the US/world economy hostage and threatened to refuse to raise the debt ceiling...

Sequester Damage More Evident, GOP Spins Off Into Conspiracy Theories

Now that the sequester cuts are starting to affect people the Republicans care about, they’re being forced to take notice....

Chait: Yes, George W. Bush Was a Terrible President, and No, He Wasn’t Smart

I’ve been more than a little astonished of late at the return of George W Bush to the stage.  Apparently...

Gun Background Check Failure Further Proof of GOP Radicalization

Greg Sargent summarizes the argument: Yup: Radicalized GOP is what killed expanded background checks As I noted this morning, the primary...

Sequester Cuts Begin to Hurt

The sequester was overblown, right?  The economy hasn’t imploded, so it must have all been a head fake. That’s the...

There’s No Deal to Be Made With Absolutist Tea Party Republicans

Interesting turnabout by Ezra Klein over the last few days.  On Friday he documented how little some GOP Congressmen know...

Chait: GOP North Star: Rich People Should Pay Less

I’ve recently discovered Jonathan Chait and find that his insights are routinely worth reading and re-reading.  His writings on the...

The Fourth Quarter GDP Drop

Last week’s report of a 0.1 percent decline in GDP was a reminder (for those who needed one) that there...

Same-Sex Marriage and the GOP: A Personal Observation

I hope you’ll forgive me a personal note here.  My father is gay.  I love and respect my father and...