The Great Bridge Scandal of 2013 has temporarily flattened the trajectory of Chris Christie’s political ambitions. The line between a blunt-speaking, get-it-done political leader and a vindictive bully appears to be thin indeed. While the Governor pl… more »

  Forty-four years ago, the Rolling Stones headlined a free concert at the Altamont Speedway in northern California. The concert drew nearly 300,000 people and featured popular acts Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, S… more »

  In a post today, Mike Konczal posits a convincing narrative of how the extremes of today’s political Left and Right differ (“Why don’t liberals have their own tea party?”). He bases his description on “three core traits”- ideology, infrastructure, an… more »

  News Item: On Wednesday, November 6, the Walmart website “displayed wildly low prices Wednesday morning, such as a kayak for $11 or a treadmill for $33, according to news reports and Walmart. There was even a $579 projector available for $8.85” (The… more »

  When large corporations (such as Walmart or MacDonalds) pay employees less than a living wage, those employees are compelled to rely on government safety programs- SNAP, Medicaid, Earned Income Credit, for instance- to subsist. In effect, the taxpaye… more »

  The Obama Administration has certainly mangled the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act. Healthcare.gov  is more clunky than an old pickup truck. The President has had to deal with the discomfort of his past promises meeting present reality (“If you l… more »