Newshounds must be getting tired of reading about Obamacare especially if they have good health insurance from their employers and aren rsquo t affected by the law Premium increases happened on a regular basis before Barack Obama was elected president But when the House of Representatives calls
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
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Updates on Obamacare spinning, plus elections in Virginia and Boston
The latest political roundup from Robert David Sullivan at “(Un)Conventional Wisdom”
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The libertarians respond on big government and Obamacare
Friday rsquo s post prompted quick but thoughtful responses from the Cato Institute rsquo s Ilya Somin and Reason magazine rsquo s J D Tuccille First Somin elaborates at The Volokh Conspiracy on his alternative to the pursuit of social justice at the ballot box ldquo voting with your feet rdquo
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Cato Institute: Choosy voters choose smaller government
The latest blog from Robert David Sullivan at “(Un)Conventional Wisdom”
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Voting while married gets a bit trickier in Texas
Earlier this week I wrote about the possibility of more women running for office in the United States In something of a one-step-back development a new voter ID law in Texas could make it more difficult for some women to vote The problem is that the law requires a voter to produce a photo ID with
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Even liberals hate Obamacare!
Well, not really. But the poor performance of HealthCare.gov is frustrating some of its strongest supporters.
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It’s a game of odds for women too
The current issue of America magazine explores ldquo Women in the Life of the Church rdquo PDF here and the role of women in American politics is also getting new attention As already noted ldquo Mansplaining is exempt from government shutdown rdquo this month rsquo s political brinkmanshi
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The party, not the person, matters in 2014
The New York Times has a fun map showing the geography of the Wednesday rsquo s U S House vote to end the government shutdown and avoid a default on the national debt The vote was 285 to 144 in favor of the Senate plan Political scientist Jeff Weintraub via Andrew Sullivan is troubled by the hol
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Bergen County comes through for Cory Booker
Democrat Cory Booker beat Republican Steve Lonegan by about 10 points yesterday to win a U S Senate seat mdash or as Slate rsquo s Dave Weigel put it ldquo America rsquo s most-hyped mayor rdquo defeated ldquo one of the most entertaining jerks in American politics rdquo With 99 percent of pr
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We’ve already got a three-party system, and it’s a disaster
One of the more fanciful notions to come out of Washington’s Longest Month is that the Tea Party might split off from the GOP.