Our Shadowy Government: Czars, Health Reform, And Bush's Resurgence
Criticism of Obama and the czar "system" is overblown. In fact, a czar's power comes not from dictatorial authority, but from humble restraint.
Criticism of Obama and the czar "system" is overblown. In fact, a czar's power comes not from dictatorial authority, but from humble restraint.
Richard Zombeck | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics
Michele Malkin is right. The teabaggers, the town hall protesters -- these people aren't un-American. They're uneducated, ignorant, and uninformed... and that's completely American.
Adele Stan | Posted 09.20.2009 | Media
Color of Change has done a remarkable thing: One by one, they have moved Beck's advertisers to pull their ads, the latest being Walmart. No small feat. But I'm not sure how much Beck's bosses really care.
Bob Cesca | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics
The right-wing satellite of crazy has evolved from being a silly assembly of sore losers to a dangerous posse -- a rabble of misinformed cranks who have no problem targeting children.
Ray Hanania | Posted 09.09.2009 | Politics
Instead of acting like intelligent people, today's seniors, the Baby Boomers, are acting like crybabies who have set aside everything they once held sacred in order to insure that their selfish interests and their comfortable healthcare options are protected.
Eric Alterman | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media
Brooks Jackson: "As a former CNN reporter, I believe this episode is an embarrassment to CNN... They have an anchor on there saying one thing and their reporters saying quite another."
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media
Finally, we have an extreme right-wing personality making the rounds in the corporate media who tears down the facade of "legitimacy" the Far Right bestows upon its craziest enthusiasts.
Michael Shaw | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media
New York Times | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media
No, really. She;s been getting a lot of grief from progressive bloggers for saying that extended unemployment benefits cause higher unemployment, and ...
Posted 09.02.2009 | Media
UPDATE: Larry Katz, the Clinton-era economist cited by Michelle Malkin today as offering dire warnings of the way unemployment insurance incentivizes ...
Eric Deggans | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media
Gates overreacted to a cop who was trying to make sure his home was safe. The police officer overreacted by arresting a guy just for yelling at him. So why are we still talking about this?
Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
Did you catch Liz Cheney on Larry live?/Allowing the birthers' claims to thrive/Carville, quite exasperated on Mr. King/Telling us this is, indeed, a very "nutty thing".
Eric Boehlert | Posted 08.24.2009 | Media
Depending on the week, and the actors involved, the GOP Noise Machine is either opposed to identity politics or loves identity politics and wishes more people would call politicians as racists.
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics
Michelle Malkin labeled Michelle Obama "First Crony" on Monday, saying she was complicit in corruption reminiscent of the Clinton years and Watergate....
Julia Gorin | Posted 07.20.2009 | Comedy
Nothing says too fat and not famous enough like being excluded from the angry-sex fantasies of a liberal who despises conservative women.
Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics
The right-wing attack machine is in high-gear, throwing all sorts of inflammatory rhetoric around like it was the '08 campaign all over again.
Karl Frisch | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media
In the wake of these attacks, it shouldn't be too much to ask that the DHS report be taken seriously rather than used to score political points.
Tom Watson | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics
Like so many kvelling George Costanzas, right-wing bloggers are falling over themselves to wrap themselves in the glow of "the great Jon Voight."
Chip Hanlon | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media
Its not hard to imagine an article like this possibly having a chilling affect on some woman out there who might be thinking of running for office herself.
Brandon Friedman | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics
For all his bawling on TV about how much he loves his country, you'd think a guy like Glenn Beck would be eager to do whatever is necessary to combat terrorism. Same for Michelle Malkin.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media
With the Republican Party flailing about looking for new leaders why don't any of the high-powered conservative radio talkers run for public office?
Bob Cesca | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics
I'm reasonably certain that historians will peg the legacy of the president's first 100 days based partly upon this contrast between the crazy and the calm.
Teresa Puente | Posted 05.30.2009 | World
Networks need to put the actual numbers into perspective -- swine flu vs. regular flu. So far you're more likely to die from the regular flu.
Bonnie Fuller | Posted 05.29.2009 | Media
Talk about pigs! Glenn Beck, Michael Savage and more are using the new disease to demonize innocent immigrants!
Lea Lane | Posted 05.26.2009 | Politics
The best of us must now show "all conviction" to hold hearings to prosecute those who authorized torture.
Harry Moroz | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics