Politics
Republican Activist Working on Proposal to Expand Size of California Legislature to 12,000
Cleared its first hurdle for ballot status
Let's Make 2014 the Year of Freedom for Low-Wage Workers
Our regulations price low-income people out of greater job potential. That is a crime.
Chaplain Compares NYC to "Plantation" at de Blasio's Inauguration
"Let the plantation called New York City be the city of God, a city set upon the hill, a light shining in darkness"
Senators Urge Afghanistan's President Not To Release Prisoners US Believes Are a Threat
Hundreds planned to be released from Bagram prison
Sen. Reid Says Boehner Will Negotiate on Immigration Reform
Despite what the speaker has said
The New York Times Calls For US To Offer Snowden Clemency or Plea Bargain
"He may have committed a crime to do so, but he has done his country a great service"
Romanian and Bulgarian Immigration Causing Tensions in Germany's Ruling Coalition
Transitional controls on Romanians and Bulgarians within the European Union were lifted yesterday
Sorry, De Blasio, You're No Lenin: Jim Epstein in The Daily Beast
It's hard to admit this, but Mike, we may miss you.
Economic Recovery May Not Be Enough To Help Democrats' Chances in Midterms
Obamacare could overshadow economic news
Social Conservatives Make Fundraising Plans
Operatives and donors from the Christian right recently met in Virginia
Please, Congress, Do Much Less
Unpack the assumption behind the stories about congressional productivity, and you find a bias toward statism: the notion that government action is inherently good, and that more government action is inherently better.
Bloomberg Bids Farewell as NYC Mayor
He will still be an authoritarian nanny, just not in public office
Obamacare Adviser Says 7 Million Sign-Ups Was Never Their Target
Says that number came from the CBO
MSNBC Host Apologizes for Comments About Romney Family Adopted Baby
This week's dose of Internet outrage
Bill de Blasio Has to Pay NYC a $9 Registration Fee to Become Mayor, But What About the Unrequired Inaugurations?
De Blasio getting inaugurated twice
Poll: Only 35 Percent Think US Should Sell Postal Service
Despite problems, the number has actually declined
2013: The Year Defiance of the State Became Cool
The year saw many Americans rally behind rebels, explicitly siding with them over the government, in opposition to the powers-that-be.
Management Experts: Obama, White House Team Don't Have Much
Lack of experience, intellectual interest showing in various missteps, most notably Obamacare
55 Tax Breaks Expiring Today, But Congress May Renew Them Retroactively Later
Breeding uncertainty in the business environment
Gay Marriages Remain Banned in Navajo Nation, Including Portion Located in New Mexico
Some activists looking to repeal a 2005 tribal law
Rehabilitating an Unusual Libertarian Heroine
Cartoonist Peter Bagge on the life of birth control rights pioneer Margaret Sanger