Ross Douthat’s Revisionist History
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Carter ruined the economy in the 1970s, and Reagan rescued it. That's the
phony narrative you see again and again from conservative pundits.
GOP Whistleblower Bill Johnson Getting Death Threats
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Republican candidate for governor Bill Johnson says several letters that he considers "death threats" have been mailed to his home i...
Seattle Murder Suspect has Arkansas Ties
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Washington police have identified Maurice Clemmons as the lone suspect in
the murders of four police officers yesterday near Tacoma, Washington.
Clemmons...
Trade and Depression
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Paul Krugman highlights this chart from a new paper by Barry Eichengreen and
Doug Irwin which makes the point that contrary to what you sometimes hear,
it’...
Chelsea Clinton Engaged
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ABC News reports that Chelsea Clinton is set to marry boyfriend Marc
Mezvinsky.
Although certainly overshadowed by the Clinton family, it's worth noting
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Mary Cheney's Secret Service taxi service
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I happened to flip on the television and saw a little nugget of information
regarding Mary Cheney, Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter. They were discussing
the...
Foreigners in Switzerland
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As a resident of the Geneva, the volatile weekend in Switzerland hit quite
close to home. In fact, the burning cars and smashed shop windows that
marked Sa...
Protectionism and the Great Depression
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If free trade is a good idea -- which it mostly is -- it should be sold on
its genuine merits, not with scare stories.