The New Republic

Nazi monetary policy fan Matthew Yglesias reviews the exploits of Hjalmar Schacht: READ MORE >>

-- Why Iowa and New Hampshire have undue power. -- Jon Huntsman "believe[s] in evolution and trust[s] scientists on global warming. Call [him] crazy." READ MORE >>

I've already covered Rick Santorum arguing that gay marriage helped cause the economic crisis. READ MORE >>

Rick Santorum draws the connection: Letting the family break down and in fact encouraging it and inciting more breakdown through this whole redefinition of marriage debate, and not supporting strong nuclear families and not supporting and standing up for the dignity of human life. Those lead to a society that’s broken. … READ MORE >>

Here is Rick Perry, as governor, being presented with the contrast between Texas's abstinence-only sex education program which he supports, and the state's very high teen pregnancy rate. watch him grapple with the question: Perry appears completely unable not only to answer the question but even to think in empirical terms. READ MORE >>

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If Rick Perry wins the Republican nomination, or even the presidency, one of the less significant but more annoying ramifications will be the return of conservative identity politics. The Bush years saw the full flowering of this branch of right-wingery, which is devoted to exploring and nurturing the cultural grievances endured by white people in the "Heartland" at the hands of cultural elites. READ MORE >>

In 2006, Democrats won a landslide victory at the polls, sweeping to majorities in both houses of Congress. And then, the Democrats proceeded to do … hardly anything at all. Their agenda consisted mainly of halting George W. Bush’s domestic agenda. Even on the Iraq war, the unpopularity of which fueled the Democratic wave, the party did not make a serious effort to defund the campaign. Ultimately, Democrats funded a troop surge. READ MORE >>

-- A good example of why people don't like the Fed.  -- And here are several prominent conservatives who have no nice things to say about Ben Bernanke. READ MORE >>

Paul Ryan explains why there won't be a Grand Bargain on the deficit: READ MORE >>