Daily Archive: February 3, 2017

Burt Likko

/// February 3, 2017

Targeting LBJ’s Revenge

An explainer on a suddenly-controversial section of tax law.

Kristin Devine

/// February 3, 2017

It’s Over, Joss Whedon

My relationship with Joss Whedon is complicated, but he was always a misogynist…it was just masked by the constraints of PG-13 TV

Will Truman

/// February 3, 2017

Linky Friday: Making The World Go Round

Labor, Energy, Education, Religion, and Food!

Editor Picks

The Politics of Survival: Putting Yourself in a Box

January 19, 2021

One Is the Loneliest Number

December 18, 2020

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Recent Comments

Dark Matter in reply to Marchmaine on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024Our current situation is the gov is creating massive market distortions. My suggestion is for the go…
Marchmaine in reply to Brandon Berg on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024Right?.. that's the beauty of it. Protect actual losers (there will be some) allay fears of many who…
Marchmaine in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024But why? As BB says above, there's a good chance that most of the change will be a net increase. So…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024We managed to get a constitutional amendment to prevent alcohol in the face of the bulk of the natio…
InMD in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024I was going to make a joke about how white men struggle hardest with disappointment due to getting t…
InMD in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024Sure, I agree, but they vote in state level elections too. It isn't realistic to think you're ever g…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024There is no reason why home/zoning regs needs to be set at a local level rather than a state level.…
InMD in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024That's pretty tough when the tool they use is called democracy. And they're among the most motivated…
Dark Matter in reply to Marchmaine on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024This is rewarding something that needs to be punished. Do this and there will be huge games played o…
Jaybird on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024Ann Selzer has an op-ed in which she announces her retirement from polling. It's kinda defensive in…