by Digby | Jan 23, 2014 | Conservatism, Health
There has been some push-back among conservatives at the charge they are sabotaging Obamacare. They insist it's just imploding all on its own (despite the fact that it actually isn't.) But as Sahil Kapur reports, in one case, they're just admitting it right up front:...
by Digby | Jan 13, 2014 | Conservatism, Democracy
This piece by Arun Gupta gets to something important about our American "democracy": [T]hese days Americans have as much familiarity with democracy as they do with homesteading on the frontier. We like to imagine ourselves as pioneering statesmen, hewing a sturdy...
by Digby | Jan 9, 2014 | Conservatism
"Misfortune?" Really? I think of misfortune as getting cancer or losing your job. Getting caught for illegally using your power to punish innocent people is something else entirely. The Village is enjoying the spectacle today. But I'd guess he's not...
by Digby | Jan 3, 2014 | Progressive Vision
E.J. Dionne makes an interesting argument today designed specifically for the Village. I don't know how it's going to go over --- there remains an irrational fear of hippies among its denizens, even among those who were born long after the 60s lefties turned to...
by Digby | Jan 2, 2014 | Health, Progressive Vision
When Capitalism: A Love Story came out I was lucky enough to be at a screening with Michael Moore present and there was, as you might imagine, quite a bit of discussion about the Health Care Reform that was ending its way through congress since Moore was so...
