Kevin Drum
Obama’s Stunning Ohio Turnaround
Obamacare, Good for the Economy
When It’s OK to Lie
Mitt Romney is not the most honest man in politics, but he may be among the smartest. Kevin Drum explains: READ MORE >>
Pssst. You Already Pay for Birth Control.
Romney, Hot Under A Tight Collar (Again)
(Semi-) Daily Deadline: May It Please the Court
[with contributions from Matt O'Brien and Darius Tahir] Five and a half hours -- that's the time Supreme Court justices have set aside for oral arguments in the lawsuits against the Affordable Care Act. And you'll forgive me if I find that a little unsettling. READ MORE >>
How To Make Republicans Care About Stimulus
Adam Serwer and Kevin Drum write today about the paradox of republicans forcing contractionary fiscal policy, and then reaping the political benefit of the resulting contraction. This is, indeed, a maddeningly unjust outcome. READ MORE >>
Kevin Drum is skeptical that the Obama administration would really be within its rights to ignore the debt ceiling: READ MORE >>
Obama: Bad Negotiator, Or Clever Moderate?
I've been noting the negotiating blunders that have left President Obama in the position of surrendering to Republican policy demands or risk the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Kevin Drum says it's not a blunder: READ MORE >>
