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What’s in a name?

…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

Guns at town halls and meetings

…is a bit different. The likelihood that some Joe Citizen walking down the street heavily armed is going to stop the next Timothy McVeigh is much lower than the odds…

Joe Wilson Following in Josh Marshall’s footsteps, Salon now has an interview, by Dave Talbot, of Joe Wilson. Here’s something interesting that answers a question I’ve pondered a few times:…

…their slogan to (CROSSTALK) CARLSON: Attempt to explain (CROSSTALK) Close, but strike two. Time to talk to the coach FRANKEN: Let Joe do his joke. CONASON: Yes. We’ll get to…

Joe Lieberman Kos recently defended Lieberman, mostly by pointing out that, based on American Conservative Union ratings of Senators, “the most liberal GOoPer is FAR MORE CONSERVATIVE than Lieberman!” Kos…