Massachusetts
Did SCOTUS Hearings End The GOP Primary?
We’re talking a whole lot less about the Republican primaries than we were a week or two ago, which my former colleague Chris Cillizza attributes to the endorsements of Mitt Romney by Marco Rubio and others, which Chris suggests have effectively ended the GOP race: READ MORE >>
Does Winning the Lottery Make You Happier?
The Mega Millions jackpot reached a record high of $500 million today, news which has no doubt led to a rash of half-serious ticket-buying by normally judicious spenders. They, along with the rest of the regular scratchers, shouldn’t hold out much hope: The odds of winning the lottery, Mega Millions officials report, are about one in 176 million. READ MORE >>
States vs. Plutocrats
If X, Then Why?
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention By Manning Marable (Viking Press, 594 pp., $30) I. READ MORE >>
When Romney Liked High Gas Prices
Reform With No Mandate? Ask New Jersey About That
My latest article for Kaiser Health News: On Monday, when the Supreme Court hears arguments about whether the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, the justices will also contemplate a policy issue: Is it possible to reform the private insurance market, making affordable coverage available to all, without an individual mandate? READ MORE >>
The Dream of Law
Law in American History, Volume I: From the Colonial Years Through the Civil WarBy G. Edward White (Oxford University Press, 565 pp., $39.95) READ MORE >>
Lucky Run
Romney Doesn’t Need Medicare? Lucky Him
Mitt Romney’s latest campaign statement won’t get the same attention as “Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs.” But maybe it should. READ MORE >>
