Tim Cavanaugh

Politics

Beware Obama's Big Ideas

The president and his fans say the best is yet to come. That can't be good.

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.14.2013 7:00 AM

Policy

When Cities Go Bankrupt

Municipal failure is bad for creditors and unions, but potentially good for taxpayers.

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.19.2012 10:30 AM

Politics

Unions vs. Democratic Mayors

The longstanding love affair between Democrats and organized labor is on the rocks.

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.19.2012 10:30 AM

Politics

Reason TV Replay: Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on Immigration, Cuba, and the Future of the Republican Party

Tim Cavanaugh and Meredith Bragg | 11.10.2012 10:30 AM

Politics

Obama Deadenders

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.25.2012 2:24 PM

Policy

Rise of the $5 Pizza

Embracing deflation with 99-cent stores and discount movies

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.12.2012 1:30 PM

Politics

Obama Beer Summits Have Not Helped, Study Finds

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.11.2012 1:20 PM

Politics

Unemployment Claims Fall + Prices Rise + Housing "Recovers" = Obama's October Surprise?

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.11.2012 9:10 AM

Politics

Jack Welch Makes Good Points About Cooked-Job-Number Claim

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.10.2012 3:36 PM

Politics

House Hearings on Libya Embassy

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.10.2012 2:35 PM

Politics

State Dept.: No Mob In Benghazi; Whistleblower: We Begged For Help

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.10.2012 9:39 AM

Politics

Obama Vows to Protect Big Bird, U.S. Ambassadors Not So Much

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.9.2012 11:51 AM

Politics

Ron Rosenbaum Gets His Irish Up About Racist Republican Party

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.8.2012 5:14 PM

Policy

Economic Ignorance Is Something You Have to Learn

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.8.2012 2:25 PM

Politics

(One) Exit Poll Shows Hugo Chávez Losing [Update: Poll is Wrong. Chávez Wins]

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.7.2012 8:56 PM

Politics

Politico: Obama Is Risen, Truly He Is Risen

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.6.2012 7:35 PM

Politics

Nothing Left to Cut: Italian Anti-Sandwich Patrols

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.6.2012 3:33 AM

Policy

Classical Musicians Take to the Barricades (Again)

Longhair labor disputes are the inevitable product of an impossible business model.

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.5.2012 5:30 PM

Policy

Long-Simmering Dispute Over Alanis Morissette's "Irony" Definition Finally Goes To Court

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.5.2012 3:04 PM

Politics

Jobs Report: Carping, Criticism, and Conspiracy Theorizing

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.5.2012 12:17 PM

Politics

LeVar Burton "can't stay silent" on PBS defunding; James Doohan reserving judgment.

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.4.2012 6:07 PM

Policy

Pictures of Afghanistan in the Fifties and Sixties Are Totally Depressing

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.4.2012 2:45 PM

Politics

Obama-ites (Mostly) Concede President Lost, But Not That He Got Murdalized (Updated with Van Jones Piece and Chris Matthews Meltdown)

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.4.2012 9:31 AM

Policy

Teachers Win Again as Won't Back Down Sets New Box-Office-Bomb Record

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.3.2012 6:25 PM

Politics

If There's an Upside to Joe Biden's "Buried" Comment, Wash Post Will Find It

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.3.2012 12:50 PM

Politics

The 6 Biggest Debate Promises Obama Failed to Keep

Warm up for tomorrow night's empty promises with some of 2008's forgotten pledges.

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.2.2012 5:00 PM

Policy

Sam Zell Speaking Hard Truths: "Falling off the edge of a fiscal cliff is what America needs."

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.2.2012 4:50 PM

Politics

If Romney's Losing, Why Do the Media Act Like He's Already the President?

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.30.2012 2:24 PM

Politics

San Francisco's Darkest Hours

The founder of Salon takes a fascinating tour of the Golden Gate City, 1967-82.

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.30.2012 1:00 PM

Culture

Paperwork: Sharif Matar's Excellent Short Film for the Collaboration Challenge

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.30.2012 8:31 AM

Politics

It's Cute That Janet Napolitano Avoids Email So Nobody Can Catch Her Breaking the Law

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.28.2012 6:53 PM

Politics

New York Subway Bans Ads In Wake of Spraypaint Incident

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.28.2012 6:25 PM

Politics

2012 Campaign Makes Even the F Word Lame

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.28.2012 9:44 AM

Civil Liberties

Video of Mona Eltahawy Vandalizing Subway Poster

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.27.2012 5:57 PM

Economics

U.S.A. Wins In Beer Affordability Index

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.27.2012 12:58 PM

Culture

Video Prank: iPhone 5s Dropped In Front of iPhone 5 Fanatics

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.27.2012 9:01 AM

Economics

America's Most Hated Referee Is Also a Bank of America V.P.

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.26.2012 4:54 PM

Politics

Libyan President Confirms: Movie "had nothing to do with this attack."

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.26.2012 2:05 PM

Politics

Thank God Politicians Are Weighing In On Packers/Seahawks Officiating [Updated with nervous Romney laughter and comment]

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.26.2012 7:52 AM

Politics

New York Times: Is Our Miraculous President Just Performing Too Many Miracles?

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.25.2012 2:38 PM

Policy

Obama Spokesman Concedes Libya Attack Was Terrorism, Obama Not So Much

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.21.2012 10:23 AM

Politics

Univision Gives Obama First Serious Grilling on Drug War, Holder, Fast and Furious

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.21.2012 9:05 AM

Policy

Changing Story on Embassy Attacks Shows How U.S. Policy is Turning Into Shiite

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.20.2012 12:05 PM

Politics

Health Care Tax Penalty Investment Fee Will Hit Six Million People

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.20.2012 7:20 AM

Politics

Romney and Obama: A Coupla Redistributin' Fools

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.19.2012 4:59 PM

Civil Liberties

French Embassies Locked Down as Charlie Hebdo Runs Mohammed Cartoons

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.19.2012 11:36 AM

Politics

Poll: 76% of the People are Part of the 53% Who Are Supporting the 47%

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.19.2012 9:42 AM

Policy

Slate: L.A. Transit So Good It's Losing 8,000 Riders a Year

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.18.2012 3:22 PM