This Food Stamp/Ag Aid article from the New York Times starts with a zinger and revs up from there. The debate over the Farm Bill is the Republican dilemma in microcosm: Thomas Bond, a cotton grower whose onetime 8,500-acre partnership…

Newt Gingrich expressed surprise over the weekend at the ugly feedback he received over his praise of Nelson Mandela. Gingrich apparently still doesn’t understand the monster he helped to create. James Antle at The American Conservative has a great summary…

This week the President once again rolled out the Minimum Wage Gambit. We’ve been over this ground before at the Lifer blog, but it’s worth repeating. The proposal is pointless in practical terms since it can’t become law and wouldn’t…

For those tired of hearing me rail about the problems in the GOP, an excellent long-form piece in The Atlantic explores the history of teh Democratic Party and challenges they face: Over the previous 12 years the party itself had…

An entire genre has emerged around the neurotic concern that there is something wrong with “Millennials.” It’s as absurd as those concerns are in every generation, but it’s particularly galling coming from a generation of people who once refused to…

Really interesting advice from the journal Nature: In this context, we suggest that the immediate priority is to improve policy-makers’ understanding of the imperfect nature of science. The essential skills are to be able to intelligently interrogate experts and advisers,…

It’s that time again. Keep the conversation civil and focus on football. Let’s be careful out there… From the Onion: Siblings Gather Around PowerPoint To Hash Out Off-Limits Topics For Thanksgiving “As you can see here, we’re unsure whether or…

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Millman imagines an ideal Republican response to the Iran agreement and Healthcare.gov: To me, there’s an obvious way for the GOP to respond to both developments: run against healthcare.gov as proof that Democrats can’t even build a website,…

Someone beat me to my next article. That’s what happens when you take time out to watch some football. Changes in the basic shape of a successful career may have a lot to do with both youth unemployment rates, and…