The best-documented part of Seal’s covert life was his involvement with the DEA and Oliver North’s National Security Council in a sting operation.
Two Charts on the Gun Crisis: One Hopeful, One Hopeless
Charts debunk the standard right-wing talking point that Chicago proves that gun control doesn’t work but it’s an uphill battle.
At NYT, Fantasy of Bill Clinton’s Centrism Saving the Dems Never Gets Old
The New York Times has a fairy tale it wants to tell you about the magical land of Centrism and how it needs to be saved from the sinister Lefties.
Wishful Thinking in Defense of Democrats’ Pro-Business Politics
It is clear that a race between Republicans and Republicans Lite (Democrats), folks will go for the real thing. Motto: Go Left and offer something.
WaPo Fails to Note Raytheon, Saudi Funding of Advocate for Raytheon Arms to Saudis
Just Security Ryan Goodman blog piece about the impact of weapons industry contributions on a Saudi arms vote pointed out “money also pollutes other policy”
Action Alert: New York Times Misleads on Children’s Pre-Existing Conditions
The New York Times, in its obsession with reporting that the truth is somewhere in the middle no matter what the facts say screwed up royally.
Action Alert: Asking Questions of Government Figures Is Not a Crime
WV state police arrested Dan Heyman, a veteran reporter with Public News Service, for repeatedly questioning Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.
Advocating a ‘Split Ticket,’ WaPo Columnist Parts Ways With Reality
It made sense for people who missed segregation to split their vote between Nixon & their local Democrat. Those days were not the old days for many.
North Dakota’s War on 1st Amendment Goes From Bad to Worse
North Dakota AG Ladd Erickson dropped criminal trespassing charges against Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman instead seeking riot charges on her.