The stars are shining
More than one of my favorite twitterers, notably @amaeryllis, has spent entire series of tweets on the fact that they don’t really care about what celebrities are doing this election season. To me...
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The flaws in tonight’s debate
Courtesy of Robert Huffstutter / Creative Commons The way the past two debates have played out has a really interesting impact on how the media and public will watch tonight’s debate. General...
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Dear Kurt Mitman, nothing does not equal something
Courtesy of Christine Chen Adam Silver and Kurt Mitman have taken to squabbling within the opinion pages of the DP. Silver seems to think that Mitt Romney’s “wherever the wind blows” political...
View ArticleAsymmetric polarization in action
One of my favorite tools to help me analyze the election and general goings-on in Washington is Twitter. The social networking site is ridiculously useful — since political personalities think that...
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Bill Clinton and his protégé
Courtesy of World Economic Forum / Creative Commons I think that, unless you’re a Republican who served in the House in the 1990s, you probably remember Bill Clinton fondly. I’m certainly too young to...
View ArticleWhy I voted for Barack Obama
I’ve mentioned before that when I sent my absentee ballot back to Florida a couple of weeks ago, the SAT-style form had a very dark, intricate circle in the bubble next to the “Obama/Biden” option. Now...
View ArticleWhat to expect when you’re expecting
With the Presidential elections finally (repeat: finally) over, the big question on the minds of Washington pundits has been: well, now what? The first step in tackling this is to digest what actually...
View ArticleThe biggest long-term national security threat
My typical morning routine involves, in some order: waking up, checking Twitter, checking Facebook, getting dressed, showering, checking Twitter (yes, again), and checking the temperature outside....
View ArticlePanetta-Burns 2016
Here’s a funny thing that Public Policy Polling does: in order to test how many people would say they have an opinion of something that doesn’t exist, PPP came up with a non-existant debt reduction...
View ArticleOn Newtown, Connecticut
Yesterday, twenty-seven people were shot in Connecticut. Yesterday morning, twenty children were murdered in Newtown, Connecticut. At approximately 9:40 AM, twenty children were massacred at Sandy Hook...
View ArticleEnough is Enough
I was going to write about “#MintTheCoin” today, which is a movement to try and avoid hitting the debt ceiling before Washington’s ineptness fascinates us all again. Instead, I’ll use this space to...
View ArticleThoughts on Thursday
The Anniversary of Roe v Wade The landmark abortion and privacy case, Roe v Wade, celebrated its fortieth anniversary this past Tuesday. What is sad is how slowly women’s rights have progressed since...
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Keynesian Economics 101
Courtesy of Flickr User Keith Ramsey Ask most people why the United States is on the brink of default and the answer will be surprisingly simple: this May, we run the risk of hitting the debt ceiling....
View ArticleThoughts on Thursday
I think I’m going to make this “Thoughts on Thursday” a regular Thursday column. At least, I see no reason why I shouldn’t. Media vs. Economists I wrote on Tuesday a little bit about Keynesianism. It...
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