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Elizabeth Warren Proposes a Plan to Strengthen Obamacare

by Nancy LeTourneau March 27, 2018January 9, 2022

Rather than moving in the direction of single payer, she is proposing additional regulations on health insurers.

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Where Did All the Populism Go?

by Nancy LeTourneau March 6, 2018January 9, 2022

If voting to water down the regulation of banks is how Democrats win in red states, then the populism of 2016 is truly dead.

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Rocky Road: Enough Already of the Dwayne Johnson Presidential Talk

by D.R. Tucker January 14, 2018January 9, 2022

I felt a little embarrassed for Jonathan Allen of NBC News last week when, in a piece about potential challengers to Donald Trump in 2020, he wrote the following: Former Vice President Joe Biden is going to look a lot like a presidential candidate this year. He plans to raise money for Senate Democratic incumbents, […]

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The Jones Act: Lessons from Alabama

by D.R. Tucker December 16, 2017January 9, 2022

I was wrong. I didn’t think Doug Jones had a chance in hell. I figured that at the end of the day, the Alabama electorate would give the guy with the (R) next to his name the benefit of the doubt, no matter how corrupt or craven. I figured that too many voters would be […]

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Is Doug Jones Doomed?

by D.R. Tucker December 3, 2017January 9, 2022

You may recall that in the aftermath of Bob Dylan’s controversial experimentation with gospel music, there was a brief period of time when some gospel acts enjoyed some success among “secular” audiences. One such act was a group known as the Clark Sisters, who had a fairly popular tune called “Expect Your Miracle”: I’m looking […]

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Deaf to the Truth, Blind to the Facts: Those Divorced from Reality Don’t Care About Michael Flynn

by D.R. Tucker December 2, 2017January 9, 2022

It’s almost as though it didn’t happen. Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the Michael Flynn affair is the harsh reality that a significant portion of this country simply does not care about Flynn’s acknowledged amorality and Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. They’re addicted to “news” outlets that are downplaying or denigrating the […]