Seduction, Power Tool Style
Influential Me
See You Next Week
I'm taking the week off to finish a book. Others may appear in this space while I'm gone. See you Nov. 7! READ MORE >>
They Never Listen
Euphemism-Free-Zone
Daley's False Equivalence
Paul Ryan's Blunder
Brian Beutler of Talking Points Memo reports that Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wisc.) committed a hilarious gaffe when he gave a speech yesterday about income inequality. Here's the problem passage: READ MORE >>
My Second-Favorite Republican Innovation ...
Trigger Happy
Everybody agrees that the bipartisan deficit super committee had better hurry up and strike a deal to cut the federal budget by $1.2 trillion so it can meet its November 23 deadline. If it doesn’t, then all hell will break loose. Except it won’t. READ MORE >>
Afternoon Reading Assignment
The Congressional Budget Office has a new report on income inequality. There's nothing really new here, but there's a lot of fresh data and the analysis is fair-minded and easily understandable to the lay person. READ MORE >>
