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Who is Royce Lamberth?
U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth made headlines yesterday for ruling that President Obama’s program providing funding for embryonic-stem-cell research is illegal. Here are four things you should know: READ MORE >>
Populism is Not Enough
Oy Bai
[Guest post by Jonathan Bernstein:] Jonathan Bernstein is a political scientist. He blogs at A plain blog about politics. READ MORE >>
Comparing Obama With Reagan
Ezra Klein has a good take on the differences between the 1982 recession and the 2008 recession: READ MORE >>
Justice Begins at Home
Progress on HIV, But Will It Last?
[Guest post by Harold Pollack] On Tuesday, the Obama administration released its National HIV/AIDS Strategy. It's imperfect, but its authors should be proud. Whatever criticisms one may have of this administration, its policy analysts are allowed to discuss serious problems as mature adults, with a minimum of the embarrassing oversimplification, euphemism, or blatant political shading. In areas such as HIV and drug policy, this is refreshing. READ MORE >>
Islam: Unmentionable in D.C.
Media Maven
Like most great women of mystery, Sarah Palin is at once everywhere and nowhere. On any given evening, you might see the former Alaska governor-turned-conservative-icon on Fox News, chatting up like-minded travelers about the political buzz du jour. READ MORE >>
Political Green Lanternism
Following up on my reply to Robert Kuttner, Brendan Nyhan calls the idea that presidential resolve is the answer to all problems "Green Lanternism," after the comic book hero pictured at right, and notes that it has advocates on both sides of the political spectrum: READ MORE >>
