…he [Tom Schieffer] was an investor in the partnership led by George W. Bush and Edward W. (Rusty) Rose that bought the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. Now it all makes…
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Thoughts on Matt Yglesias
…is going on. I can’t read his mind and inside baseball is dumb so here goes. The word is that Yglesias and Klein are both interested in who is the…
Choosing sides not Sides
…finds from political scientists and baseball color commentators. As an aside, Sides’s claim of fact is ambiguous and can be interpreted so it is false. The correct claim would be…
Note to Christie: Sleights of Hand Work Only If They Go Unnoticed.
…highly-publicized vile comment to, if I remember right, a fan of a baseball team that was competing with Christie’s favorite team (or some such), Will wrote a column in which…
The Taper Tantrum
…shares a family name and first initial with some baseball player). Kuroda said he would do anything necessary to achieve 2% inflation and announced a huge QE. The dramatic effect…
Shocking incentive failure rate in North Carolina
…meet either their job, investment, or wage goals, and had to have their awards canceled. 60%! This isn’t baseball, where a .400 batting average is outstanding, a feat that hasn’t…
How I answered a survey from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee about the Merrick Garland nomination
…or not. It’s long been a given that Supreme Court nominees profess themselves just baseball referees calling balls and strikes (Roberts’ infamous phrase, but others before and after have provided…
The Pointlessness of US Political Journalism
…issues which matter for ordinary people. The best questions he hopes address insider baseball, pseudo scandals and issues raised by GOP oppo researchers. He is a lot younger than I…
Poor Salesman Great Grasp of Policy
…the expence of accuracy. Ryan is a brilliant salesman who has a weak grasp of policy. I foolishly said that ignoring policy and discussing inside baseball is what Politico does,…
Trump’s I coulda
…on highly trained good guys with guns coulda: “I don’t want teachers to have guns. I want highly-trained people that have a natural talent, like hitting a baseball or hitting…
