Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Years back, a law professor told me that when she teaches a class on the drawing of legislative districts, she leaves the issue of multi-member districts for last because it solves all the problems too well and makes the rest of the material uninteresting. I was reminded of that when I read Kim Soffen’s Upshot…
Having coined the phrase “Clinton Rules” to explain the national news media’s obsession with phony scandal narratives involving Bill and Hillary Clinton, I should be gratified to see it pass into general circulation. First came New York Times columnist and liberal MVP Paul Krugman, casting doubt upon that newspaper’s virtually incomprehensible 4,400-word treatise, which insinuated that…
Retired general and former Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark on Friday called for World War II-style internment camps to be revived for “disloyal Americans.” In an interview with MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts in the wake of the mass shooting in Chatanooga, Tennessee, Clark said that during World War II, “if someone supported Nazi Germany at the expense…
The Democratic presidential candidates Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders were heckled and constantly interrupted during an appearance at the Netroots Nation conference on Saturday, as protesters over police brutality towards African Americans took the stage in Phoenix. Related: Tears and anger at funeral of ‘police chokehold victim’ Jonathan Sanders O’Malley was eventually forced offstage, after…
Credit Illustration by Barry Blitt Barrier Status: ‘none’ “Donald Trump has entered the fray of Republican Presidential candidates with all the grace of a bully doing cannonballs and belly flops at the local swimming pool,” said Barry Blitt about his cover for next week’s issue. “I’ll certainly be watching the first televised debate, just around the…
In the immediate aftermath of the massacre in Charleston, South Carolina, the US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee quietly rejected an amendment that would have allowed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the underlying causes of gun violence. Though gun violence and gun control has again come to the forefront of the American…
(Credit: Elise Amendola/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — In 15 days, the federal fund that pays for the nation’s highways, roads and bridges will run out of money. Lawmakers need to find $100 billion if they want to meet infrastructure needs for another six years, but Congress will likely delay, again, by passing a short-term fix. The Highway Trust…
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, German Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, EU representative Federica Mogherini, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during the final press conference of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna on July 14.Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images The deal just…
Donald Trump’s Twitter account shared this flag featuring his face overlooking what appears to be German Nazi soldiers marching beneath the White House. Oh, heil no. Donald Trump’s latest campaign ad appears to feature an American flag with money, the White House and German Nazis. “Make America Great Again,” the presidential hopeful’s Twitter account…
Scott Walker’s message in his soon-to-be-announced presidential bid is simple: I’m a conservative who has won and won (and won) in a blue state. I’ve talked the talk and walked the walk. In an ad titled, “Scott Walker for America,” the Republican governor from Wisconsin said he’s hoping to “make our country great again.” (Scott…