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Crossing Over

Paul Krugman — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:56:34 -0500

It’s just getting dark here in New Jersey, which means that at just about this time, 234 years ago, George Washington’s men began crossing the ice-filled Delaware, on their way to the battle of Trenton—the battle that saved the American Revolution.

What Was David Cameron Thinking?

Geoffrey Wheatcroft — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:29:36 -0500

A storm in the media teacup became very big political news—and for the Cameron government, a potential disaster, entirely self-inflicted.

Obama, The One-Term President

Andrew S. Garib — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:50:10 -0500

What’s the point of doing the right thing if your party is going to lose seats because of it?

The Web’s New Goldmine: Your Information

Julia Angwin and Tom McGinty — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:29:58 -0500

Dozens of companies, led by Google and Microsoft, are deploying increasingly intrusive consumer tracking tools on users’ personal computers, a Wall Street Journal investigation reveals.

Spare Us

Andrew S. Garib — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:29:48 -0500

“Let’s try some comparable cases, OK? It causes some people pain to see Jews operating small businesses in non-Jewish neighborhoods; it causes some people pain to see Jews writing for national publications (as I learn from my mailbox most weeks); it causes some people pain to see Jews on the Supreme Court. So would ADL agree that we should ban Jews from these activities, so as to spare these people pain? No? What’s the difference?” —Paul Krugman on the Anti-Defamation League’s statement against building a mosque near the site of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan. The ADL said that “building an Islamic Center in the shadow of the World Trade Center will cause some victims more pain—unnecessarily—and that is not right.”

S.E.L.F. Computer Class

Andrew S. Garib — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:00:30 -0500

Below are the materials used in Andrew Garib’s Computer class at SELF during the summer of 2010.

Would The ADA Pass Today?

Michael Tomasky — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:54:13 -0500

The Americans with Disabilities act, a monumental civil rights law, passed with bipartisan consent 20 years ago. But the Republican Party of 1990 is not the GOP of 2010. Could such a sweeping change happen today?

Torture for Thee, But Not For Me

Kevin Drum — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A new study from the Joan Shorenstein Center finds that major U.S. newspapers routinely referred to waterboarding as torture until 2002, when they suddenly stopped.

Against Despair

Michael Tomasky — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:53:57 -0500

How our misreading of history harms progressivism today.

And The Purity Ring Was For What, Exactly?

Andrew S. Garib — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:31:09 -0500

“Cultures which make a public fixation of virginal maturity, of a stylized maiden’s reputation, tend to be backward superstitious cultures that impede people exercising autonomy and making responsible choices.” —The Bank of England’s Adam Posen on those who suggest that the European Central Bank has lost its purity by purchasing bonds to avert economic catastrophe, via Paul Krugman.