Category Archive: Politics

Dec 09 2010

Liberals should support the tax compromise

This is a reasonable compromise. Liberals did get a lot out of it.

Aug 10 2010

Abandon all hope

The administration has lost it, and Republicans are poised to retake both houses of congress. This isn't good.

Jul 23 2010

Unsurprisingly, Prop 19 trails in Field Poll

CA Prop 19, about which I have always been pessimistic, is losing by 4 points. A Field Poll released July 9th shows it trailing 44-48, with more than three-fourths of voters being aware of the bill. Among those not familiar, it is opposed 2:1, indicating that when those voters go, the proposition will lose by …

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Jul 20 2010

What I don't know

I would describe my current outlook on the world as 'worried, but weary'. That is, I know what is wrong with the world, I can describe it in some detail and with the important numbers. I can cite the important policy questions and possible alternatives. And yet, at every juncture, I am unable to pick …

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May 20 2010

Can someone with such a childish understanding of civics as Rand Paul be a senator?

The occasion of Rand Paul, son of congressman Ron Paul, winning the senate Republican primary in Kentucky afforded this victory speech: I have a message, a message from the Tea Party. A message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back. I find myself wondering, which …

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