The Reality And The Myth Of The Texas Miracle
Goldbuggery And Partisanship
Jared Bernstein argues that Rick Perry's violent tight money views reflect a class-based view of inflation: [W]hat’s really behind conservatives view on this issue is that the wealthy get hurt a lot more by inflation than by unemployment, and visa-versa for the middle class. ... READ MORE >>
Zinging Warren Buffett
Warren Buffet's New York Times op-ed arguing that the rich are undertaxed provoked the conservative auto-response to any argument by a rich person that the rich are undertaxed -- they should write a check to the Treasury. Michele Bachmann: READ MORE >>
Impeachment Watch
What could you impeach Obama over? That's the wrong question. Herman Cain asks, What couldn't you impeach him over? READ MORE >>
The State Of The GOP Race
Ross Douthat asks why I've been mocking both the possibility that Mitt Romney might win the Republican nomination and the conservative attempt to draft alternative candidates into the race: READ MORE >>
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-- Excellent parody of horserace, no policy substance or moral judgement journalism. -- The difference between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry on the Fed. READ MORE >>
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-- To supply siders, every economic crisis is stagflation and every effective policy response is tax cuts. -- Some Simpsons quotes for everyday use. -- The singular political genius of Michele Bachmann. READ MORE >>
Rick Perry: If At First You Don't Secede...
Some Things To Read Today
I'm on vacation, but I've had a little time to read the news. Here are a few interesting takes you should check out if you haven't already: 1. The emergence of religious radicals Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry is a kind of Michelle Goldberg Full Employment Act. Read her latest today. READ MORE >>
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-- More on Michele Bachmann's favorite theologian. -- Jonathan Cohn on the most recent health care court decision. READ MORE >>
