• You Can’t Spell Ryan without Ayn R

    You Can’t Spell Ryan without Ayn R

    Paul Ryan is the new effigy for this election’s shaming of capitalism. And what a shaming it is. Joe Biden tells us that Wall Street and the GOP are “gonna put y’all back in chains!” Obama Superpac ads blame Mitt Romney and Bain Capital for closing a steel plant, stripping a woman of her health insurance, and leaving her to [...]

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  • Play Ball! Campaign Finance Made Easy

    Play Ball! Campaign Finance Made Easy

    It is officially one month until Labor Day, the traditional start date for fall campaigns (an old custom that is no longer followed, much like other political traditions, e.g. compromise, cloture). Both presidential campaigns will pick up steam this month and continue until Election Day grants them reprieve. Donors across the political spectrum will keep these campaigns going. Unlike in [...]

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