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Ann Coulter: Publish a List of All Women Who’ve Had Abortions
Perfect. So during one of the most difficult ordeals of a woman's life why not force her to become a public target for threats, assault and domestic terrorism. That'll totally make things better. By...
The Gohmert Thinks Hammers are Assault Weapons
The magnificent stupidity of Louie Gohmert on the Dennis Miller Show: "I refuse to play the game of 'assault weapon.' That’s any weapon. It’s a hammer. It’s the machetes. In Rwanda that killed...
The President’s Gun Control Blitz
The president intends to pass its gun control legislation before the NRA has a chance to mobilize against it, and before public demand slows down. The White House and gun control supporters are...
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Usher and Accenture Invest in Training 50,000 Youth Leaders
This is really damn cool. Usher’s New Look, a non-profit organization founded by Usher Raymond IV, today announced their partnership with Accenture to help New Look reach its goal of training and...
Shocker! Tough Gun Control Laws = Less Gun Violence
This study is extremely valuable, and, you know, duh. A San Francisco-based policy center on gun control laws has produced a report that says states with strict gun laws have the lowest gun-related...
The Real Saint Christie
Charlie Pierce on Chris Christie: The fact is that he's still the same guy he always was. Somebody who would pull the wings off flies if he thought it meant 15 minutes on CNN. Someone who almost...
The Daily Banter Mail Bag Will Make John Boehner Cry
This week's questions. Answers here. 1) I hope this one gets in in time to make the mailbag, but how the fuck did Boehner manage to hang onto his job??? Just yesterday Chris Christie was tearing him...
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About that $4 Trillion Deficit
A quick word about this: The CBO determined Tuesday that the package, hammered out late Monday evening by Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), would — over the...
Yep, the Far-Right is as Crazy as Ever
Remember when George W. Bush crashed his bike into a tree, or fell off the Segway, or choked on a pretzel? Yeah, we all do. But do you remember any of the top-shelf liberals in the news media...
‘Sarah Palin for House Speaker’ Say Conservatives Who Don’t Understand Government
Derp, etc, via Jason Easley: Here is a suggestion for Speaker.... Sarah Palin..... would love to see the look on O's face....he hates her! — ★Jeannie (@jeanniemcbride) December 29, 2012...
America Goes Back to Sleep on Gun Control, NRA Wide Awake
My Thursday column: I spend a considerable amount of time and energy writing about political reality in an attempt to not necessarily become satisfied with it and complacent about it, but to use...
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Americans Fall Asleep on Gun Control. Again.
Via David Frum: Blame it on the fiscal cliff, blame it on Christmas, blame it on our ability to forget, but the national discussion about gun control has once again ebbed. Mentions of the term "gun...
Tolkien’s Genius
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings aren't just whimsical high fantasies, they're unprecedented works of invented philology and folklore. A Sullivan reader encapsulates: Please allow me to geek out...
The Next Liberal Freak-Out
Dean Baker in the Guardian: Given his track record, there is little doubt that President Obama can be trusted to make further concessions, possibly involving social security and Medicare, in...
Further Context on the Fiscal Cliff Deal
Sullivan: And so you see that Obama's re-election has meant the biggest increase in revenues to the federal government since 1968. That would not have happened under Romney. $600 billion in tax...
New and Interesting Laws that Took Effect Yesterday
Yesterday wasn't just about the fiscal cliff deal. Via Mediaite, the following laws took effect as of January 1, 2013. Strip clubs in Illinois must now charge $3 at the door and even better, all the...