Equal Obliviousness, Not Equal Rights Equal Obliviousness, Not Equal Rights
Although pundits galore like to do it—a lot—it makes no sense to lump the sexes into undifferentiated groups.
Jul 1, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Dangerous Experiment for Deficit Hawks Dangerous Experiment for Deficit Hawks
David Leonhardt, writing in the New York Times, quotes source after source saying, "The world’s rich countries are now conducting a dangerous experiment."
Jun 30, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Reading into Gun Regulations Reading into Gun Regulations
Books don't, of course, kill people. I suppose you could try if you dropped enough of them from enough of a height, but they normally don't. Guns are designed for killing. That's t...
Jun 29, 2010 / Laura Flanders
McChrystal, Afghanistan Policy and… McChrystal, Afghanistan Policy and…
Here we are again, if a general and a president are at odds—it must be a manhood-measuring contest.
Jun 24, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Drone Attacks to Stimulate Economy? Drone Attacks to Stimulate Economy?
What's worse: backstabbing a president or bombing lots of civilians?
Jun 23, 2010 / Laura Flanders
What a Spare $1 Million Can Buy What a Spare $1 Million Can Buy
BP's CEO "got his life back" by going yachting, and the rest of the world's millionaires are doing OK, too. But one Gulf fisherman would rather have something e...
Jun 22, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Power of the Presidency The Power of the Presidency
Since the president had no legal basis to demand the set aside, on what basis did he extract $20 billion from BP?
Jun 17, 2010 / Laura Flanders
‘Bloody Sunday’ Apologies, What About Monday? ‘Bloody Sunday’ Apologies, What About Monday?
David Cameron apologized for the killings of "Bloody Sunday" after 38 years. How long will it take for an apology for other state killings?
Jun 16, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Iron Lady, Meet Pitbull in Lipstick Iron Lady, Meet Pitbull in Lipstick
It's a political cartoonist's dream: Sarah Palin is reportedly planning a trip to England to meet her political idol, Margaret Thatcher.
Jun 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Pain of FauxFeminist Populism The Pain of FauxFeminist Populism
Are monied women now running for office going to put their tight-fist fiscal conservativism or their faux feminism first?
Jun 10, 2010 / Laura Flanders