Larison provides us with the depressing but predictable analysis of why Paul Ryan would be a foreign policy disaster—he’s indistinguishable from the Bush people. In fact, it’s the exact same people advising him. Larison also goes into some detail as to why this matters, given two people with virtually no foreign policy experience heading up […]
Archive | August 14, 2012
Questions from the presidential campaign debate moderator and how Lawrence O'Donnell has it so wrong
On the subject of tax returns, Lawrence O’Donnell, with whom I often agree, has the whole idea of the question the debate moderator ought to ask specifically of the Romney/Ryan side…all wrong. To challenge the secrecy of the Romney/Ryan camp, O’Donnell wants to grossly oversimplify with the one word question, “Why?” To be fair, he […]
Surprise! Corporations secretly investing in U.S. politics, increasing need for DISCLOSE Act
In his book “Private Empire,” author Steve Coll relates a telling remark that reflects how Lee Raymond, then ExxonMobil CEO, viewed his company’s relationship with America. He was asked whether ExxonMobil would build more refineries inside the United States to help insulate the nation against gasoline shortages. Raymond: “Why would I do that?” An oil […]
Who are the greatest role players in rock history?
In sports they’re called “role players.” They’re the working class guys who play defense, dive for loose balls, get under the opponent’s skin, fight it out in the trenches. They’re not stars and they don’t make the big bucks or have lucrative endorsements or land supermodel wives. But without them you don’t win, period. Music […]
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