The Six Month Hostage Reprieve Is A Disaster
Tooth Fairy Bonuses Dropping
Another sign of economic distress: According to a Visa survey, the Tooth Fairy is not immune to the slowed economy. With less money to go around, she's doling out an average of just $2.60 per tooth this year, compared to $3 in 2010. READ MORE >>
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Lucas Sues Man For Stealing Idea Lucas Stole From Hitler
The prop designer who created the stormtrooper uniforms for "Star Wars" has been selling replicas, and George Lucas has tried to stop him: It was in 2002, when struggling to pay school fees, that he first sold a helmet and "bits and pieces" gathering dust on top of his wardrobe.... READ MORE >>
Domestic Spending And The Road To Nowhere
Last Spring, Republicans threatened to shut down the federal government in order to force domestic spending cuts. House Speaker John Boehner managed to pass a bill. But a subsequent CBO analysis found the immediate savings were quite small. Conservatives went ballistic and vowed they won't get fooled again. READ MORE >>
Think Of The Children, President Obama
I was not especially impressed with the reasoning in David Brooks's column yesterday. But I left plenty of meat on the bones for Matt Steinglass, whose take is worth a read even with my noticing it a day later: READ MORE >>
Would Future Dems Take The Debt Ceiling Hostage?
Fred Bauer warns Republicans that the new method they've pioneered -- using the debt ceiling as a hostage to force policy concessions -- could just as easily be turned against them under a Democratic House and a Republican president: READ MORE >>
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-- I implore my readers to chip in funds to buy this place for me as the new Jonathan Chait blog west coast headquarters. The rug really ties it together. -- The White House's snazzy national debt infographic. READ MORE >>
Trump Not Using Crisis To Rise To Statesman Role
I expected more from The Donald: READ MORE >>
