Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’ Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’
Sarah Palin joins hyper-defensive conservatives in attacking dialogue that considers the political climate as part of the explanation for the hooting rampage that wounded Cong...
Jan 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who took pay-to-play politics to extremes, is sentenced to jail time. It's a small measure of accountability for the large&nb...
Jan 11, 2011 / John Nichols
Palin Put a Gun Target on Giffords’s District; Now a Colleague Says: ‘Palin Needs to Look at Her Own Behavior’ Palin Put a Gun Target on Giffords’s District; Now a Colleague Says: ‘Palin Needs to Look at Her Own Behavior’
The tragedy in Arizona has sparked an overdue dialogue about how to maintain robust debate in a civil society.
Jan 9, 2011 / John Nichols
You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President? You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President?
The Tea Party congresswoman from Minnesota is headed for the first-caucus state of Iowa. She's openly discussing a presidential bid. But would she really run? Only "...
Jan 8, 2011 / John Nichols
Tea Partisan Congressmen Misread the Constitution—Literally and Figuratively Tea Partisan Congressmen Misread the Constitution—Literally and Figuratively
They missed the part about assuring against monarchy and dictatorship. Figures.
Jan 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Jurassic Justice Antonin Scalia (Unintentionally) Makes the Case for an Equal Rights Amendment Jurassic Justice Antonin Scalia (Unintentionally) Makes the Case for an Equal Rights Amendment
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the guru of the Tea Party Constitutionalists, sees no protection against discrimination in the Constitution. NOW says: "A...
Jan 6, 2011 / John Nichols
‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Whistleblower?’: White House Targets ‘Insider Threats’ Among Federal Workers ‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Whistleblower?’: White House Targets ‘Insider Threats’ Among Federal Workers
New protocols seek to identify potential whistleblowers and to monitor all contacts with journalists. What happens to the public's right to know?
Jan 6, 2011 / John Nichols
Robert Gibbs Is Out! Maybe Now This White House Will Learn to Communicate Robert Gibbs Is Out! Maybe Now This White House Will Learn to Communicate
No one, except Rahm Emanuel, did more harm to Obama's relationship with its base than Gibbs.
Jan 5, 2011 / John Nichols
Filibuster Reform Delayed But Not Defeated Filibuster Reform Delayed But Not Defeated
The Senate will not change its own rules on opening day, as reformers had hoped.
Jan 5, 2011 / John Nichols
The Filibuster FAQ: Fact, Fiction, and Why We Need Reform The Filibuster FAQ: Fact, Fiction, and Why We Need Reform
The Senate has a chance to redeem its dysfunction and implement needed reforms to its own rules when it convenes a new session today.
Jan 4, 2011 / John Nichols