Day: April 12, 2016

The rich marrying the rich makes the income gap worse, but it’s not our biggest problem | Brookings Institution

The rich marrying the rich makes the income gap worse, but it’s not our biggest problem | Brookings Institution

Will Truman April 12, 2016

It is important to keep a sharp distinction here between description and prescription. The trends being described...

Shepherds, Sheeple, and Kool-aid 5041299835_60ac35ec93_b_sheep

Shepherds, Sheeple, and Kool-aid

Adrian Rutt April 12, 2016

No doubt almost every single person who has interested themselves even slightly in politics has heard the...

It Ain’t Theft If It’s Legal Trump76

It Ain’t Theft If It’s Legal

Will Truman April 12, 2016

The party doesn't owe the plurality leader diddly squat. It is known what he has to do....

Morning Ed: Politics {2016.04.12.T} morninged0newspapers

Morning Ed: Politics {2016.04.12.T}

Will Truman April 12, 2016

Nomination theft!

David TC in reply to pillsy on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaYeah, it kinda is interesting that a lot of people have focused on a really specific 'This is being…
Reformed Republican on Saturday Morning Gaming: Hollow KnightI played a little bit of Hollow Knight a while back. I am not sure why it didn't stick. Maybe I will…
Jaybird in reply to Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025See, you say "hypothetical limits" when I think back about a few decades' worth of various speakers…
Philip H in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025You’d rather discuss hypothetical Limits then implications of actual events? And you wonder why peop…
Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025We may yet find out if the judiciary has any teeth: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/16/g-s1-60696/judge-…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaMartha's Vineyard Trutherism. I am in ecstasy.
David TC in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaRemember the Martha’s Vineyard story? Yes, we all remember the made-up story that Republicans tried…
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedMy suspicion is that he has *MAJOR* mental health issues and hates anybody who is remotely adjacent…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedWait, if he attacked the Dem Governor because the Governor is Jewish then it's at least somewhat coh…
Jaybird in reply to Pat on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaIt's really unfortunate that quite so many Democratic leaders complained about the undocumented visi…