A Senate vote on a full repeal of the [tag]estate tax[/tag] is slated for this week (probably Thursday), and as part of its coverage, the Washington Post ran dueling op-eds on the issue from [tag]Sebastian Mallaby[/tag] and Sen. [tag]Jeff Sessions[/tag] (R-Ala.). Readers can decide for themselves who makes the stronger case, but I think Ezra […]
When [tag]Bush[/tag] touts the “importance” of a constitutional [tag]amendment[/tag] to ban [tag]gay marriage[/tag] today from the White House, keep in mind the rhetoric is shallow. Though Bush himself has publicly embraced the amendment, he never seemed to care enough to press the matter. One of his old friends told NEWSWEEK that same-sex marriage barely registers […]
The LA Times has a very disturbing report today on the [tag]Pentagon[/tag] putting together a guide for troops on how to handle detainees — and leaving a few key details out. The Pentagon has decided to omit from new [tag]detainee[/tag] [tag]policies[/tag] a key tenet of the Geneva Convention that explicitly bans “humiliating and degrading treatment,” […]
Having been born and raised in [tag]Miami[/tag], I feel it’s my duty to point out reports that help to show just how bizarre a place [tag]Florida[/tag] really is. Take, for example, last night’s 60 Minutes interview with Carl [tag]Hiaasen[/tag]. Whether he’s writing fiction or journalism, Carl Hiaasen’s main character is always Florida, that axis of […]
A few things to mention this morning… First, as some of you might have noticed over the weekend, I’m filling in for Kevin Drum at Washington Monthly this week. My plan is to keep up a pretty normal schedule: I’ll still post the usual amount of content here; I’ll still be chipping in at the […]