Politics
What Did Republicans Know, And When Did They Know It?
The real reason conservatives should be outraged: Their party didn't politicize it sooner.
For Republicans attempting to make hay over the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of small groups with conservative-sounding names, there is no bigger prize than President Barack Obama. READ MORE >>
It's possible that no chief executive going before the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has had a more friendly hearing room than Apple CEO Tim Cook. READ MORE >>
The Bad Lieutenant
E.W. Jackson could spell trouble for Ken Cuccinelli's gubernatorial run
Political conventions, like the one that the Republican Party of Virginia held in Richmond on Saturday, exist for hardcore partisans and speechifying. So it follows that E.W. Jackson, a far-right reverend with a little YouTube cachet, delivered a thundering address on Saturday that won him the party nod for lieutenant governor. READ MORE >>
Weaseling Out of Obamacare
Nursing homes, fast-food restaurants think up ways to shirk employer responsibility
Have nursing homes, fast-food restaurants, and other low-wage industries found a way to wriggle out of some Obamacare requirements? Maybe. READ MORE >>
Just the Facts for J. Russell George
The "low key" IRS watchdog explains the limits of his job
If you've tried and failed to avoid taxes over the past decade or so, blame J. Russell George. President George W. Bush nominated him as the Treasury inspector general for tax administration in 2004, just six years after President Bill Clinton created the position. Every year, his 800-person agency generates hundreds of audits, saving the Treasury billions of dollars in taxes that might otherwise go uncollected. READ MORE >>
Did you hear the news? President Obama and John McCain are now chummy. To the point where McCain, according to Politico, is now "President Obama's newest ally." Apparently Saxby Chambliss' hole-in-one while golfing with the President wasn't impressive enough to earn him that title. READ MORE >>
How Republicans Can Raise Millions in Silicon Valley
Chris Christie's template for milking the tech sector
Silicon Valley is raising its voice in Washington these days. The tech industry has been interested in the federal government for decades, but now it’s demanding things more loudly: Google spent $18.2 million lobbying in 2012. Mark Zuckerberg and a pack of executives launched an advocacy group that’s tackling immigration reform. READ MORE >>
The Surge in Suicides Has Nothing to Do With Marriage or Religion
The data doesn't support Ross Douthat's argument
Earlier this month, a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that suicide rates among middle-age Americans have surged over the last decade: an increase of nearly 30 percent, to 17.6 deaths per 100,000 people, among ages 35-64. READ MORE >>
An 'Epic' Mess in Iran
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei wants an 'epic' election. He may get one, but not the kind he expected.
Here they go again: Every four years, theocratic Iran holds presidential elections. If that sounds like a contradiction, if not an oxymoron, that's because it is. On the one hand, virtually all power ostensibly rests with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who claims to represent God’s ultimate sovereignty on earth. On the other, the elected president (also ostensibly) represents the republican principle of popular sovereignty. This time around, about 700 people have registered to run, though no more than seven of them can be considered serious candidates. READ MORE >>
According to pretty much everybody, last week was a rough one for White House spokesman Jay Carney READ MORE >>
