Dick Polman
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Why conservatives are ‘boxed in’ on Obamacare
This is an awesome week, for three reasons: (1) winter is finally dead, (2) baseball is finally back, and (3) with respect to Obamacare, ...
11 years ago
Obamacare haters can’t handle the truth
If there’s one thing Republicans hate even more than health insurance for a growing number of Americans, it’s empirical evide ...
11 years ago
The Sheldon Adelson primary: Kissing the mogul’s ring
It’s a good thing that what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas, because this weekend we learned an ...
11 years ago
Chris Christie and a whiff of Watergate
When I heard yesterday that a law firm hired by Chris Christie had released a bridge scandal report absolving Chris Christie, I couldn ...
11 years ago
Terrorists in civilian courts: C’mon, where’s the hysteria?
Wow. A senior adviser to Osama bin Laden was ...
11 years ago
Hobby Lobby and religious oppression in the workplace
Since when do corporations have religious beliefs, dictated from the top down? Since never. Corporate law, as long interpreted by ...
11 years ago
Mitt Romney’s sour grapes tour
Bad habits are hard to break. Sixteen months after the electorate told him to take a hike, Mitt Romney is still lying. He ...
11 years ago
Surgeon general nominee foiled by NRA weaponocracy
In a more rational world, a world not governed by fear and cowardice, the new U.S. surgeon general would be Vivek Murthy, a Yale-educated ...
11 years ago
Fred Phelps did gay Americans a big favor
It’s bad manners to speak ill of the newly dead, but perhaps we can bend that rule for Fred Phelps. Seriously, is it possibl ...
11 years ago
Michelle Obama’s chef inspires right-wing recipe
Ever wonder what it’s like to live inside the conservative cocoon, where facts are tweaked and parsed and distorted for the purpose ...
11 years ago
Freedom of speech for Condoleezza Rice!
At Rutgers University, liberal litmus-test professors are demanding the school cancel its commencement invitation to Condoleeza Rice. ...
11 years ago
Whining about the Koch brothers is a losing strategy
Democratic leaders are understandably worried that their liberal base will be AWOL in the congressional midterm elections. But they’ ...
11 years ago