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Koch brothers and Coen brothers

April 26, 2013
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The media buzz this week is that the right-wing billionaire Koch brothers are seriously weighing a bid to buy The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the other six daily newspapers owned by the fl... More »
Foiling domestic terrorists with a background check

April 25, 2013
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Here's a thought: If we really want to make life tougher for wannabe domestic terrorists, why not enact a federal law requiring background checks on the people who buy explosive powder? Because... More »
Can Obama twist arms like LBJ? No way

April 24, 2013
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Enough, already, with the rose-colored invocations of LBJ. There is persistent myth afoot that if only Barack Obama could morph into arm-twisting Lyndon B. Johnson, we would dwell in a liberal nirvana... More »
Boston bombing: A lame excuse to halt immigration reform

April 23, 2013
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Conservatives have been desperately trying to halt the bipartisan momentum for path-to-citizenship immigration reform, and, thanks to the Boston bombing, they think they've finally found the perf... More »
Chechnya, Czechoslovakia: Duh, what's the difference?

April 22, 2013
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"USA! USA!" Such was the patriotic outcry when the Boston bombing suspect was captured. Hey, I know we're awesome. I love us, too. So forgive me for also pointing out that many American... More »
Obama is soft on terrorism! (Here we go again)

April 20, 2013
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Right on schedule, the Republican right is already in partisan mode. How predictable. But outside the conservative bubble, does anyone at this point really question whether this president takes the t... More »
Gun reform debacle: A win for the 'weaponocracy'

April 18, 2013
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What a pathetic farce yesterday - and so tiresomely predictable. In fact, I predicted it last December - not because I'm clairvoyant (hardly), but because I've been around long enough to kno... More »
Boston bombing: A blast from the past

April 17, 2013
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The Boston bombing has jarred my memories of living in London in the early '90s. It's a cliche to say that people are resilient, that they shrug off terrorism and get on with their lives, ... More »
Boston bombs prompt Twitter toxicity

April 16, 2013
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Shortly after Boston's annual idyll devolved into mayhem, I posted a tweet. "Worst thing: People died...Second worst thing: The upcoming blame game." And sure enough, it was game on. More »
GOP bows to religious right, disses gays (again)

April 15, 2013
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Remember, a few weeks ago, when national Republican headquarters autopsied the party's woes and said in a report that the GOP, for the sake of its own survival, should shelve its extremism and ... More »