What first struck me when I read this was an echo of one of my favorite parts of Dean's early stump speech.  He would bring up his decision to support civil unions, seriously risking his political career in the process.  He would … [Read more...]

Barron's, a business publication owned by the Wall Street Journal, has published an editorial suggesting that Congress consider impeaching President Bush over the NSA wiretapping scandal, according to Raw Story.The link to the editorial is … [Read more...]

We here at BMG have been advocates for embryonic stem cell research.  We've backed reform of state laws to make it easier to conduct embryonic stem cell research, and we've lamented the fact that certain laws and policies in the US … [Read more...]

In a comprehensive 139-page opinion, the federal district court in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has demolished the arguments of those who advocate for the teaching of the so-called "theory" of "Intelligent Design" (or "ID") in science … [Read more...]

This morning's must-read reporting is the NY Times' account and investigation of a suicide bombing in Falluja last June that killed six soldiers, three men and three women.  Here's the bottom line (emphasis mine):At the White House the … [Read more...]

Also from this morning's <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/19/AR2005121900159_2.html?nav=rss_politics">"Misanthropy Before Breakfast" bill, reconciled by Congress: And in one of the most … [Read more...]

The Sunday NY Times has a lengthy article about Bill Weld and the collapse of Decker College, the vocational institution of which Weld was CEO (with a $700,000 salary) just before it went bankrupt, stranding nearly 4,000 students.One … [Read more...]

A big hat tip to Rick Hasen who noticed this White House press release (buried in the Friday night trash).  President Bush is going to nominate Hans von Spakovsky to the Federal Election Commission.Who?Well, Hans von Spakovsky is a … [Read more...]

With Cos's post about ActBlue, that reminds me of another thing I've been meaning to post about. I had a conversation a couple of weeks ago with a friend, Nathaniel Stinnett, who works on a project called <a … [Read more...]

Stirling Newberry reminds us that five years ago today, in reaction to the worst thing the Supreme Court has done for many, many years, Al Gore conceded the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush.  The country, and the world, are … [Read more...]