What About Sarah? What About Sarah?
Sarah Palin's credentials have been widely called into question since the 44-year old governor of Alaska was named by John McCain as his vice presidential running mate. The McCain...
Sep 19, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
The Pillars Of The State The Pillars Of The State
I'm not particularly disposed to libertarianism, particularly the anarcho-capitalist strain represented by Murray Rothbard, Lew Rockwell, et al. And yet, watching this financial ...
Sep 19, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Not Impressed Not Impressed
Barry Ritholtz on the SEC's decision to ban short selling: This is nothing short of a total panic by people who have no clue what they are doing. We Are A Nation of Morons, led ...
Sep 19, 2008 / Chris Hayes
David Brooks is Pessimistic David Brooks is Pessimistic
Brooks column today is sort of a classic from him: on the surface, it's open-minded, and ambivalent, but ultimately, underneath it all, he manages to advance a deeply conservative...
Sep 19, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Too Much Too Much
I didn't blog yesterday, because I felt to do so would have required comment on the financial crisis and, well, I wanted to make sure I understood the what hell was going on befor...
Sep 18, 2008 / Chris Hayes
US Vets Fight for the Vote US Vets Fight for the Vote
Update: September 19, 11:18 a.m.The House passed its companion legislation, H.R.6625. Howard Gantman, Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, said th...
Sep 18, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Three Years Late: McCain Says Cox Wrong for SEC Three Years Late: McCain Says Cox Wrong for SEC
Remember when John McCain's economic guru, Phil Gramm, got in trouble for saying that Americans were whining about a financial mess that the Republican nominee for president now s...
Sep 18, 2008 / John Nichols
Green Jobs Now Green Jobs Now
You've probably heard of green-collar jobs. But what exactly are they? And what's the green economy being heralded by so many as the best route to a future of human prosperity abs...
Sep 17, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Constitution in Crisis, Candidates in Denial Constitution in Crisis, Candidates in Denial
Constitution Day has arrived without major statements from Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain on the need to restore this country's commitment to the rule of law. In...
Sep 17, 2008 / John Nichols
Republicans Sue Republicans to Help Palin Republicans Sue Republicans to Help Palin
ANCHORAGE -- Here is an interesting twist on the McCain campaign's determined effort to shut down the investigation of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's abuses of power in what has co...
Sep 16, 2008 / John Nichols