On Thursday, 72 Democrats sent a letter to the Chairman of the FCC, Julius Genachowski. The letter concerns net neutrality, which, according to the Chairman, is set to be enshrined as the FCC’s official policy.

The letter is very odd, especially if you’re not well versed in telecom lobbyist lingo. It lays out “concerns” relating to net neutrality that really don’t make much sense.

Traditionally hawkish Congresswoman Jane Harman surprised many at a Brookings Institution event yesterday by coming out against escalation in Afghanistan.

In January 1981, Bruce Bartlett and I took over direction of the staff of the Joint Economic Committee – he on the Republican and I on the Democratic side. Our situation was unique: a bicameral committee, evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, no majority either way. This, at the start of the Reagan revolution, which he favored and I opposed.

Breaking news: At a White House press briefing, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced that a deal was being cut with congress to include a special program in the upcoming health care reform, commonly known as ObamaCare. “In recognition of the traumatic stress syndrome that uniquely afflicts many Republicans, we are adding a program to provide psychological counseling for those Republicans who want it. We hope that the bipartisan nature of this gesture will help to ensure speedy passage of the legislation.”

An eye-opening new report from the Democratic-aligned research organization Democracy Corps suggests that conservative Republicans, the majority of the GOP base, harbor a well-developed, consistent, peculiar worldview about President Obama and his “hidden agenda” for the country. Armed with “facts” from conservative media, these individuals, fully 2/3 of the Republican Party at this point according [...]

Pakistan’s Waziristan offensive is under way. Already, it appears, four troops have died.

Map of the North West Frontier Province courtesy Omer Wazir

I can sympathize with a doctor who yearns to spend more time with his or her patients, but is “concierge medicine” really the best alternative? Patients pay concierge doctors upfront fees that can top $1,000 a month. In return, the doctors limit their practices to a fraction of their usual size and offer patients easy [...]

As a followup to my post yesterday on the media’s enabling the career of Michele Bachmann, I decided that it was only fair to give you a rundown of the persons set to challenge her for her seat next year.

“Into every life, a little rain must fall” Good morning pups, I hope you are in a nice dry place waiting for these heavy rains to pass! Wasn’t it just summer? The dour Scottish part of me rather likes these days, an opportunity to be indoors, if we’re fortunate enough to have indoor work, and [...]

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