Why the Ex-Im Bank is more than just an obscure policy vote, and why it...
The Export-Import Bank came up in last night’s Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan. Many people have probably never heard of it, but to me a vote against it is one of the most indicative votes that...
View ArticleIf you want to be the Democratic nominee, maybe you should be able to win...
A simple statistic from Nate Silver:Among states where exit polls have been conducted, Sanders has won independents in all states but Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. However, Clinton has won...
View Article"Radical Christianity" and the phrase "Radical Islam"
A line of thinking that I haven't seen in the discussion about why conservatives are so eager for us to use the phrase "radical Islam" comes from my acquaintance with radical Christians. Don't worry,...
View ArticleAnd so we see clearly: why is nonviolence more powerful than violence?
I’ll give you five reasons.
View ArticleWhy is $0 tax liability important? Why do we care if Trump makes ties in China?
I’ve been conversing with people who mention these points and I thought I’d write a quick diary to unpack some of it, so I can point people here.Trump has years in which he pays $0 income tax. Good on...
View ArticleHave you noticed that Donald Trump's taxes haven't leaked?
There must be umpteen accountants and IRS agents that have had access to large portions if not the entirety of Trump’s tax returns, but so far not a page of them has been surreptitiously floated to the...
View ArticleA 60-second 1-2-3 on the positive case for Hillary
It’s always good to have your elevator pitch ready to go in case opportunity strikes.I was at a precinct delegate training meeting today and there were plenty of Democrats in room from both sides of...
View ArticleStrands of conversation on the election, part 1: causes
Many theses have been advanced to explain Hillary Clinton’s shocking loss to Donald Trump last week. In order to make sense of them, I have tried to gather what I think are most of the discrete ideas...
View ArticleThe game theory of repatriation
How much of a sucker is the United States? When it comes to repatriation, so far we've been such an easy mark that corporations pay real money to bank on it.The idea of a tax holiday on overseas...
View ArticleTwo years and a day
What if you ran for President but didn’t actually want the job?What if you won, to your utter surprise, and found out that it was actually a harder slog than you had ever encountered, opposed at every...
View ArticleWe should have a shadow Cabinet.
The Democrats are voting this morning to elect the Minority Leader in the House, a vote which Nancy Pelosi is expected to win relatively easily, despite a challenge from a section of the party that...
View ArticleI don't usually link Heritage Action, but when I do, it's the best headline...
Original page is at heritageaction.com/… . (Yes, it’s a typo: the quote block below talks about the ACA’s premises.) Let’s see how long this stays up.
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