Corporations and rich people own the media and fund all the think tanks. Why is it cynical and reductionist of me to think that this means media and think tanks will generally produce things that corporations and rich people like? Yes, corporations want to make money so if a media employee genuinely brings in ad …
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Open Thread: Toxic Trickle Out of Alaska
From the Guardian, “BP shuts Alaska pipeline after leak“: BP shares slid nearly 2.5% this morning after closure of a major Alaskan pipeline that carries around 12% of America’s oil output. __ The Trans-Alaska pipeline system, which transports oil from the Prudhoe Bay field, was closed on Saturday following the discovery of a leak. The …
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As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent
Since I’ve been following politics, every time one party has achieved a major political success, some group of politicians and/or campaign/manager types has gotten a lot of credit: Newt in 1994, Rove in 2000 and 2004, Dean, Pelosi, and Rahm in 2006, the Obama team in 2008. Why isn’t this happening in 2010 (beyond a …
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Gene genie, loves Goldman Sachs
I don’t know enough about economics to have much of an opinion about the likely selection of Gene Sperling to replace Larry Summers at the National Economic Council. On balance, I don’t think that the million he got for doing quasi-charitable stuff for Goldman Sachs is particularly damning. Nevertheless, I find the debate over his …
Beating a Dead Douthat
Because I come from people who believe that a righteous grudge is a resource to be cherished, I cannot resist buttressing my opposition to Ross Douthat’s attempt to justify the commodification of human infants with the words of my blogospheric betters. Also, they make important points that should not be overlooked, because even people who …
Incitatus in the Legislature
There is a story that Caligula had his horse Incitatus declared a member of the Roman Senate because Caligula was an insane tyrant with a deep, quite possibly perverse, affection for his favorite beast of burden. There is a competing story that Caligula was less interested in enobling his pet than in humiliating his Senate …
Maybe Someone Will Shoot Out a Window for Him
Eric Cantor, Republican Underboss, is trying to move the needle on his personal “Stupid vs. Evil” (h/t Roy Edroso) axis. Dave Weigel, at Slate, at 9:39 this morning: Last night I posted the text of the legislation Republicans will introduce to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The GOP’s legislation is not called …
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