Mid-Day Links Mid-Day Links
With congress in recess, there's not a whole ton going on here in our nation's capital. This provides your faithful blogger with the opportunity to work on the draft of his next f...
May 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
We Can’t Talk to Iran, But We Can Sell Them Weapons We Can’t Talk to Iran, But We Can Sell Them Weapons
My latest turn on Bloggingheads TV gave me a chance to vent on a particular issue that's been driving me crazy amid the entire back and forth about appeasement and diplomacy, parti...
May 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Alternative Boondoggles Alternative Boondoggles
Some creative thoughts on what we could have done with the money spent on Iraq.
May 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Phil Gramm Plays Both Sides Phil Gramm Plays Both Sides
Turns out John McCain's economic advisor Phil Gramm was lobbying for UBS while advising the campaign on economic policy! I'd say, might as well cut out the middle man (like Cheney...
May 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Budget Hero Budget Hero
American Public Media just released a new online video game that I find insanely addictive. It's called Budget Hero and it allows you to manipulate the federal budget in order to ...
May 27, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Collateral Damage Collateral Damage
In America's drug war: Earlier this year, police in Tallahassee, Florida raided the home of college student Rachel Hoffman, who friends say was a bit of a hippie-ish free spirit,...
May 27, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Memorializing Memorializing
Hope everyone enjoyed the Memorial Day Weekend. I took a long walk down the entire length of the Mall yesterday and it was deeply affecting: Vietnam veterans and their families cl...
May 27, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
In the House…. On Wednesday, the House passed a $54-billion tax package that expands individual and business tax credits and creates $17 billion in renewable energy incentives. ...
May 23, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Five Years of Mistaken Imprisonment Five Years of Mistaken Imprisonment
At first, Murat Kurnaz's voice stubbornly refused to come through. The satellite connection faltered, and the first Guantanamo detainee to ever share his experiences before Congre...
May 22, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Dirty Work Dirty Work
First we outsourced torture to others. Now others outsource it to us! U.S. military personnel at Guantanamo Bay allegedly softened up detainees at the request of Chinese intellig...
May 21, 2008 / Chris Hayes