Smart v. Stupid: As America grapples with a long-term decline, we have only Ronald Reagan to blame.... Read more»
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Last week I offered Russell Pearce’s anti-Mexican jihad as an example of the kind of overt racism that is no longer tolerated in politics. Now just a few days later we learn that J.T. Ready, Arizona’s leading white supremacist, appears to have committed a murder-suicide.... Read more»1
Smart v. Stupid: Ted Nugent sounds crazy—until you understand who he’s working for. He has a very important reason to get himself in the news; he’s launching his own line of Ted Nugent brand ammunition.... Read more»1
Florida’s Stand Your Ground law is so bad you have to wonder whether it was written accidentally by idiots or on purpose by morons.... Read more»
On Syria, John McCain reveals why he would have been a terrible president. In a McCain presidency we might have had upward of two million tired and over-rotated U.S. troops now engaged in shooting wars in the Middle East.... Read more»
Exit polls from the recent Republican primary reveal Arizona Republicans who are much more moderate than their oddball leaders.... Read more»
The GOP’s worst enemy is its candidates. Santorum may be the slightest, but all the remaining Republican contenders come up short. Even so, the anti-sex constituency is very, very small.... Read more»2
In a post-Citizens United world, has unlimited money ended the need to pander to evangelicals?... Read more»1
The best course of action for Democrats is to sit back and let Republicans wound their own. Increasingly, the GOP nominating process is serving Democrats—peeling back the layers of obfuscation and exposing the weaknesses and inadequacies of its likely nominees.... Read more»2
The political news last week weaves a single narrative—the decline of the Tea Party. Whether in Tucson’s elections or the GOP race to pick a presidential nominee, the right wing is on the ropes.... Read more»4
Fixing campaign finance doesn’t go nearly far enough. We need to fix the notion that corporations are people.... Read more»1
Six weeks ago, Occupy Wall Street declared war on government for corporations. Then they shocked all of us by winning.... Read more»3
Herman Cain’s strategy to buy books from himself sure looks like money laundering. It’s time for an investigation.... Read more»
Has Johns Hopkins found a cure for conservatism? It sure looks like it. Jimmy Zuma thinks it’s long overdue!... Read more»
Smart v. Stupid: Critics of Occupy Wall Street blow a lot of smoke. But they might also have a point.... Read more»4
Chris Christie will announce his presidential candidacy. You can count on it. But he won’t really be running for president.... Read more»1
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