Jesse Singal

The most important state on Super Tuesday is Ohio, and The Hill’s campaign blog points out that it’s pretty similar to Michigan in terms of its demographic makeup and economic struggles. That’s not to say it doesn’t have its own wrinkles, of course: Romney should do well in greater Cleveland and Columbus, while Santorum should […]

This New York Times piece about Olympia Snowe’s decision to retire from the Senate paints a picture of a lawmaker who got absolutely shellacked by the unleashing of Tea Party forces within Congress: The vote [on the Blunt amendment] set for Thursday, framed as a choice between contraceptive coverage and religious freedom, was not the […]

Slightly late to this, but still, all signs point to yes: Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday he opposed Senate Republicans’ effort that critics say would limit insurance coverage of birth control, then reversed himself quickly in a second interview saying he misunderstood the question. Romney told Ohio News Network during an interview that he […]

ABC has confirmed it. Whatever your thoughts on him, he definitely had a big impact on activist conservative journalism. Here are profiles of him from The New Yorker (Rebecca Mead) and Slate (Chris Beam). Take it easy in the comments, guys.

I am not going to link to the Rush Limbaugh “slut” comment. I have too busy a day ahead to spend the next six hours furiously scrubbing myself in the shower whilst rocking and weeping. I will, however, attempt a substantive point, since this idea that young women are having so much sex they are […]

From TPM: Montana Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull, a George W. Bush nominee, admitted on Wednesday that he forwarded a racially-charged email implying that President Barack Obama might have been the product of a sexual encounter between his mother and a dog. “A little boy said to his mother; ‘Mommy, how come I’m black […]

Tonight’s links are brought to you by the insanely helpful and awesome Tammy, aka Blue Girl, and her Nightowl Newswrap, which is back on her blog later tonight after a three-week hiatus. Make sure to go to there. * This morning Mitt Romney announced an “Ohio Manufacturers for Romney” coalition to shore up his support […]

After reading a Bloomberg article on the plight of high-earners who have seen their income drops, Megan McArdle, asks, “Are the Rich Completely Undeserving of Sympathy?” Nope. It’s hardest to muster sympathy for those at the tippy-top of the income distribution, of course, but I can certainly feel the pain of the guy who “makes […]

Susan Headden had an important article in the September/October issue of the Monthly running down the problem with community colleges’ high-stakes placement tests, which often wrongly assign students to remedial courses, costing them some very valuable time and money. A good example is what happened to Monica Dekany, who enrolled at Golden West College in […]

I have a review of “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business,” by New York Times investigative reporter Charles Duhigg, up on The Daily Beast. The short version: I recommend it. The slightly longer version: Duhigg uses the Patriots’ loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship […]