Who knew that Bernie Sanders’s appointees to the Democratic platform committee were into self-mutilation? How else does one explain their willingness to cut off their noses to spite their faces? I don’t quite understand the logic of trying to force the platform to adopt every last one of the Vermont Senator’s preferred issues, in particular […]
Barack Obama
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America is Going to Miss aving an Introvert in the White House
President Obama’s approach to governance stands in stark contrast to the Clintons — and to Donald Trump.
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A Look at the Use of Drones During the Obama Administration
The White House has released data showing the number of strikes (and civilian deaths) over the past seven years.
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Obama on Populism and Elitism
“Perhaps that makes me an elitist,” he says. Both terms have long lost their true meaning.
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With Blacks, Trump is as Unpopular as Obama is Popular
“I have a great relationship with the blacks. I’ve always had a great relationship with the blacks.”
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David Simon and President Obama on the Post-Industrial Age
It’s not just about efficiency, it’s about reducing inequality.
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Immigration Can Redeem Education Reformers’ Progressive Credentials
Immigration policy is to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton what health care was to President Obama. Democratic education reformers should act accordingly and prepare to lose some “friends” in the process. Republicans’ failure to offer amnesty to undocumented immigrants only increases the amount of time immigrants naturalize and assimilate. There is no practical, political […]
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The Obama Administration Makes Its Biggest Move Against For-Profit Colleges
The nation’s worst college accreditor is about lose its own accreditation.
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Quick Takes: What a Publicity Stunt Looks Like
* Speaker Paul Ryan called the Democratic House sit-in a “publicity stunt.” One can only assume that he forgot what one of those actually looks like. For those who might have missed it, that is a picture of Paul Ryan washing clean dishes at a soup kitchen. * Here is the news out of Baltimore […]
