In just his first term, he’s been a fairly effective union buster.
Rachel Cohen
Rachel Cohen is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C., and a former Washington Monthly intern.
Posted inApril/May/June 2018, Magazine
The Libertarian Who Accidentally Helped Make the Case for Regulation
George Mason economist Alex Tabarrok set out to prove that federal regulations are strangling the economy. That’s not what he found.
Posted inEducation, Government, Higher Education, Magazine, September/October 2014
How to Find a Career with Uncle Sam
The Pathway Programs have the express aim of attracting talented and diverse young adults into government work.
Posted inPolitics
Don’t Expect Democrats or Republicans To Tell You The Truth About SNAP Cuts
Despite outrage over the recent cuts to the federal food stamp program, it’s becoming increasingly clear that these reductions in benefits are unlikely to materialize, at least to the degree most observers expected. And what’s more: we can safely assume that Republicans and Democrats knew this would be the case all along. To recap, a […]
Posted inGovernment, Magazine, March/April/May 2014
Light Touch
How smart regulation and technological innovation ruined a perfectly good conservative crusade against government.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans’ Devious New Plan to Kick the Poor
Now they’re trying to make it harder for families on food stamps to save money.
Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics
The UK Parliament May Have Overreached on Alan Rusbridger
Today Alan Rusbridger reported before the UK’s Home Affairs Select Committee to defend his newspaper’s right to publish leaked documents from Edward Snowden, and to deny that the paper had placed the country at a national security risk. Despite much hostile and deeply weird questioning, Rusbridger promised to continue publishing responsibly. Alan Rusbridger, during the […]
Posted inPolitics
How We Talk About Michelle Obama
Over Thanksgiving break I spent some time thinking about the reactions to Michelle Cottle’s controversial Politico Magazine piece criticizing Michelle Obama for acting as an advocate for a relatively limited list of issues. “Gardening? Tending wounded soldiers? Reading to children? …Her Ivy League degrees, career success and general aura as an ass-kicking, do-it-all superwoman had […]
Posted inPolitics
Time for a Plan C
After years of fighting to make Plan B available without a prescription to girls of any age, the discouraging announcement that Norlevo, a European drug identical to Plan B, loses effectiveness in women who weigh more than 165 pounds and is completely ineffective for women who weigh more than 176 pounds, casts a dark shadow […]
Posted inPolitics
Lance Armstrong’s Ignoble Last Stand
Yesterday, in a last ditch effort to avoid testifying in court to his doping history, Lance Armstrong agreed to pay a $3 million settlement to a Nebraska-based insurance company which had previously given him performance bonuses. In exchange for the money, Armstrong’s sworn written statements will likely be barred from release. Seems like a lot […]
