Reactions have poured in: It was a beautiful speech, especially the end. But I still don’t know how long we’re going to be in Libya. Or what we ultimately want to see there, aside from Qaddafi leaving, somehow. Or what we’re obligated to do, now that we’ve done what we said we were going to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'United States'
When Is Three-Fifths Better Than One?
January 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · america, Politics, Racism
This reader on the Dish, has a fascinating take on the concept behind the Founding Fathers’ “three-fifths compromise:” I’m continually surprised at how many people don’t understand the three-fifths compromise in the original U.S. Constitution, usually describing it somewhat like Cord Jefferson does: “the three-fifths compromise, in which the government decided that black slaves were [...]
Tags: black america·Politics·slavery·Three-fifths compromise·United States·United States Constitution·White Supremacy
Extremists And Revisionist History
January 24th, 2011 · No Comments · america, Political Fringe, Racism, Republicans
Whether you believe the founding fathers abhorred slavery, and consisted of a diverse collection of races is not as relevant as the narrative bringing it inside the margins of political thought. The callous certainty of prominent political leaders– quick to create an air of false historical reference to buttress their arguments– is taking a more [...]
Tags: Historical revisionism·michele bachmann·Racism·republican·slavery·United States
Republican Senators Embarrass Themselves Over Christmas ‘Slip’
December 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, Political Fringe, Politics
Image via Wikipedia The self-parody of Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) has taken on legendary status–and now it includes blustery blunderbuss senator John Kyl (R-AZ). Here’s the genius that is DeMint’s Christian-like rant: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) called Democrats’ push to force through an arms control treaty and an omnibus spending bill right before Christmas “sacrilegious,” [...]
Making Sense Of Unemployment Insurance
December 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · america, Democracy, News, Politics
Want real evidence of what works and what doesn’t with unemployment insurance? Ezra breaks it down quite simply here. North Dakota, for instance, has a very low unemployment rate. It doesn’t make sense to have 99 weeks of unemployment benefits in a state where unemployment is 2.8 percent. That’s when unemployment benefits really do discourage [...]
Tags: Economy·ezra klein·Government·Matthew Wright·unemployment·unemployment benefits·United States
Bingo
December 8th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Democracy, Democrats, Politics, Republicans
Preach Sullivan: My view is that the McConnell-Biden deal – for that’s who negotiated it – is great for Obama. Why? Because it will greatly add to economic growth in the next two years, the sine qua non of survival in this economic climate; because, once the Democrats had failed to pass a budget before [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·GOP·republican·tax compromise·tax cuts·United States
