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Why I Support Occupy Wall Street
This article is a contribution to ‘Liberalism and Occupy Wall Street,’ A TNR Symposium. READ MORE >>
Daily Deadline: Exposing Scott Brown
Yes, we've decided to add a daily aggregation feature to this blog. Why? Because we hope you'll read it. Also, I'm a very slow blogger. On most days I have about ten items I'd like to write -- and I get to one or two of them, at best. READ MORE >>
Poison Ivy: Why Elizabeth Warren's Day Job May Undo Her Senate Campaign
Small Town America is Metropolitan America
Each year, Money magazine sets out to identify the “100 Best Places to Live in America.” As we noted when we reviewed the magazine’s 2009 list here, the American appetite for rankings and hometown pride drives a plethora of such lists. READ MORE >>
The Best Responses to 9/11—and the Worst
How to Predict the Next Earthquake in D.C.
At precisely 1:51 PM EST, much of the nation panicked, turned to the nearest person, and asked, “Did you feel something?” The 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the Eastern seaboard today was the biggest ever to hit Washington, D.C., spanning from its epicenter near Mineral, Virginia all the way to Boston. As we anticipate the inevitable aftershocks in a state of fear and trembling, the Study asks the question on everyone’s mind: Could we have known this was going to happen? Can we predict earthquakes? READ MORE >>