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The New New Left: Just When I Was Starting to Like W
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The New New Left. Observations and ruminations on the state of policy and politics. Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Just When I Was Starting to Like W. Then I saw this. The opportunity costs of the war in Iraq haunt me regularly. If we had not fought that unnecessary war our national debt might be significantly lower. Or we might be well on our way to a functional high-speed rail system. Or we may have been able to finance massive upgrades in schools and public housing to increase energy efficie...
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The New New Left: 09/01/2012 - 10/01/2012
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The New New Left. Observations and ruminations on the state of policy and politics. Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Just When I Was Starting to Like W. Then I saw this. The opportunity costs of the war in Iraq haunt me regularly. If we had not fought that unnecessary war our national debt might be significantly lower. Or we might be well on our way to a functional high-speed rail system. Or we may have been able to finance massive upgrades in schools and public housing to increase energy efficie...A regular...
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The New New Left: 08/01/2012 - 09/01/2012
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The New New Left. Observations and ruminations on the state of policy and politics. Friday, August 31, 2012. It seems like the big story from the last night of the Republican convention is Clint Eastwood's channeling of Grandpa Simpson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The New New Left: God and Jerusalem and Party Platforms
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The New New Left. Observations and ruminations on the state of policy and politics. Friday, September 07, 2012. God and Jerusalem and Party Platforms. A regular reader asked me what I thought about the brouhaha surrounding the Democratic Party re-inserting God and Jerusalem into the party platform. In short, it was politics at its silliest. First, God. As Amy Sullivan points out. God and Jerusalem. Both represent identity politics at their silliest. Neither will have any effect after this weekend.
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The New New Left: Some Thoughts on Shelby County v. Holder and the Roberts Court: Part II, The Sloppiness of John Roberts
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The New New Left. Observations and ruminations on the state of policy and politics. Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Some Thoughts on Shelby County v. Holder and the Roberts Court: Part II, The Sloppiness of John Roberts. In my last post I discussed why I think John Roberts is brilliant. This post will discuss why I think he is wrong, and often sloppily wrong. Roberts' opinion today in Shelby County v. Holder. Chief Justice Roberts cites relative parity in voter registration and turnout rates as his primary factu...
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The New New Left: The Truth is Still Inconvenient
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The New New Left. Observations and ruminations on the state of policy and politics. Thursday, November 01, 2012. The Truth is Still Inconvenient. It is directed at the journalistic community, but it really applies to all of us. What are we doing to fight climate change? I will be the first to admit that rarely does a day pass when I do not reflect on climate change, but it is even more rare that I take any action against it. This has to change today. How will this affect actual people? That is only a ver...
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The New New Left: Our Plague of Gun Violence
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The New New Left. Observations and ruminations on the state of policy and politics. Friday, December 14, 2012. Our Plague of Gun Violence. Jeff Goldberg has a provocative piece. In the current issue of The Atlantic. He is generally a moderate, maybe a shade to the left of center, and treats the issue of gun violence and what to do about it fairly. His conclusion is that maybe more guns really is the answer. 2-Civilians should not be allowed to privately own certain classes of firearms. I don't know e...
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The New New Left: 10/01/2012 - 11/01/2012
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The New New Left. Observations and ruminations on the state of policy and politics. Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Why I am a Democrat. The two major political parties in this country are now largely unified around values. I am a registered Democrat because I find my values align with the Democratic party. Herein I offer an explanation as to why. It may end up like a Ptolemaic astrolabe, but I'll do my best. I support abortion rights. So does the Democratic party. Women deserve a choice as to when to...I am ...
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The New New Left: Some Thoughts on Shelby County v. Holder and the Roberts Court: Part I, The Brilliance of John Roberts
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The New New Left. Observations and ruminations on the state of policy and politics. Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Some Thoughts on Shelby County v. Holder and the Roberts Court: Part I, The Brilliance of John Roberts. I finally finished reading the opinions in Shelby County v. Holder. And I am once again struck by the sloppy brilliance of Chief Justice Roberts. This is one more in a series of rulings from the conservative wing of this court that do not change substantive rights but place limits on procedures a...
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