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This is an important blog post to read...

by Peter Schwartz 8/10/2011 - 2:53 pm

I won't spoil it for you because it's well-written and short enough. I think it's clear how it relates to many of the discussions we've having here for some time...

http://marccooper.com/beyond-wisconsin/

 

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How Does Grover Norquist...Do It?

by Peter Schwartz 7/7/2011 - 12:47 pm

This isn't about sex.

It won't be a lot to read, either. I don't have many answers or constructive thoughts, but I do have a lot of questions. Questions are a lot shorter to write down.

(Plus, I write all day for a living, so it isn't exactly a release for me.)

There are a lot of facts about our politics that I've come to take for granted. They form the background of my awareness, so I seldom think about or question them.

But sometimes, a piece of this background tableau will break off like a piece of arterial plaque and land in the foreground of my thinking and provoke a question.

In this case: How does Grover Norquist do it? [Read more]

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Was Barney Frank the one who REALLY caused the financial crisis of 2008?

by Peter Schwartz 6/19/2011 - 2:57 pm

You tell me...

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A: Winston, James, Harold & Parkin

by Peter Schwartz 5/20/2011 - 3:46 pm

Q: How much difference does a name make in the way your life turns out?

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