Nothin' Matters and What if it Did?

Saturday, 16 March 2013

On Portman, Conservatives and Empathy

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As we all now know, Rob Portman has changed his view on gay marriage after learning that his son is gay. Similarly, Dick Cheney parts way ...
Tuesday, 19 February 2013

How Not Not to Fix Climate Change

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I'm trying to make some sense of Joe Nocera's climate change article in today's NYT . Here's the meat of his argument, I ...
Saturday, 12 January 2013

Anti-Semitism and those NRA Hitler arguments

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A few articles I've seen in recent days have been trying to refute the arguments of the NRA and its ilk that Hitler's tyranny was ...
Thursday, 13 December 2012

GOP, Change your policies because they're wrong, not because you lost

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E.J. Dionne's latest article in the WaPo involves a line of argument that I've heard a number of times since the election. That ...
Saturday, 3 November 2012

Ohio (with deepest apologies to Neil Young)

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 Refreshing Marshall's Poll Tracker Best app on my phone This autumn I'm so distracted Four up in Ohio Gotta get off my laptop...
Wednesday, 31 October 2012

On Obama and the popular vote

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The events surrounding Hurricane Sandy increase the chances of a scenario in which Obama wins the presidency but loses the popular vote. M...
Sunday, 14 October 2012

On garbage pickup fees and universal health care

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Some years ago I had a discussion with a friend about the prudence of a municipality charging a nominal fee (~$1) for each bag of garbage ...
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