Can This Divided Government Agree to Do No More Harm?
I’m now old enough to remember two federal government shutdowns. Both turned …
Posts tagged “Jonathan Chait”
Rand Paul Compartmentalizes Jim Crow Laws—But Continues Slow Crawl to Right Conclusion
In her long, begrudgingly admiring profile of Sen. Rand Paul, the New …
How Not to Apologize for Supporting an Unnecessary War
‘Tis the season for Iraq war apologies from the elite class that …
The Ryan Budget’s Sigh of Resignation
Writing in the New Republic, in 2005, less than a year after …
White Elephants: Are Republicans an Endangered Species?
Its base shrinking, the party of Lincoln considers the “Calhoun option.”
Fiscal Cliff Impasse Isn’t About Tax Rates — It’s About Entitlements, Part II
Word leaked today that House Republicans’ fiscal cliff counteroffer included a proposal …
The Mandate Question
Why a “clear mandate” isn’t worth having.
What Will They Call the Romney Stimulus? (Part III)
One of my pet speculations for the last year has involved one …
Romney and Ryan Try to Play Offense
In its first full week of campaigning, the Romney-Ryan ticket has sought …
The Lose-Lose Proposition of the Romney-Ryan “High Ground” Strategy
Independently of the George Will column that I cited, and chuckled at, …
Rick Santorum Was Right about Mitt Romney and Healthcare
The turning point in Sen. Rick Santorum’s surprisingly successful primary campaign arrived …
Chief Justice John Roberts, Maker of Lemonade
My initial reaction to John Roberts’s Obamacare opinion was that the chief …
Liberals Preemptively Coping with Adverse SCOTUS Ruling on Mandate
Quite a few supporters of Obamacare are sporting a glass-half-full attitude in …
Rand Paul Compartmentalizes Jim Crow Laws—But Continues Slow Crawl to Right Conclusion
In her long, begrudgingly admiring profile of Sen. Rand Paul, the New …
How Not to Apologize for Supporting an Unnecessary War
‘Tis the season for Iraq war apologies from the elite class that …
The Ryan Budget’s Sigh of Resignation
Writing in the New Republic, in 2005, less than a year after …
White Elephants: Are Republicans an Endangered Species?
Its base shrinking, the party of Lincoln considers the “Calhoun option.”
Fiscal Cliff Impasse Isn’t About Tax Rates — It’s About Entitlements, Part II
Word leaked today that House Republicans’ fiscal cliff counteroffer included a proposal …
The Mandate Question
Why a “clear mandate” isn’t worth having.
What Will They Call the Romney Stimulus? (Part III)
One of my pet speculations for the last year has involved one …
Romney and Ryan Try to Play Offense
In its first full week of campaigning, the Romney-Ryan ticket has sought …
The Lose-Lose Proposition of the Romney-Ryan “High Ground” Strategy
Independently of the George Will column that I cited, and chuckled at, …
Rick Santorum Was Right about Mitt Romney and Healthcare
The turning point in Sen. Rick Santorum’s surprisingly successful primary campaign arrived …
Chief Justice John Roberts, Maker of Lemonade
My initial reaction to John Roberts’s Obamacare opinion was that the chief …
Liberals Preemptively Coping with Adverse SCOTUS Ruling on Mandate
Quite a few supporters of Obamacare are sporting a glass-half-full attitude in …
