Duck Genitals And The People Who Love Them
Now that I have your attention, I want to make a simple point about the intersection of journalism and public…
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Brian Beutler
Brian Beutler is TPM's senior congressional reporter. Since 2009, he's led coverage of health care reform, Wall Street reform, taxes, the GOP budget, the government shutdown fight and the debt limit fight. He can be reached at brian(at)talkingpointsmemo.com.
Articles by Brian Beutler
The Next Filibuster Reform Test?
We’ve reached a point in the power struggle between the White House and Senate Republicans where it’s unclear whether President…
The Strange Persistence Of Conservative Health Care Ideas
Matt Yglesias patiently read through the National Review’s latest prescription for a conservative alternative to the Affordable Care Act, and…
Why FAA Has To Shutter 149 Air Traffic Control Towers
When they’re not pretending sequestration is a nothingburger, or that its worst consequence is an Obama administration decision to end public White House tours, Republicans are actually concerned about one genuine artifact of the law’s indiscriminate spending cuts. And to deflect criticism from their constituents, they’re mischaracterizing it as a political stunt rather than an inevitable consequence of their unwillingness to compromise with Democrats.
Another Look At The Immigration Reform Paradox
Let’s take another look at the immigration reform paradox I wrote about yesterday. I think these ultimately amount to different…
Wishing Away Bigots
Toward the end of this op-ed Ross Douthat contends that gay marriage has self-evidently contributed to the weakening of the institution of straight marriage, and that liberals should operate from that premise when confronting their opponents. If gay marriage advocates are winning the broader argument, they should at least be willing to admit, or pretend to agree, that gay marriage opponents aren’t all just repulsed by gay people.
Someone’s Wrong About The Politics Of Immigration Reform
Ezra Klein argues that the consequences of comprehensive immigration reform won’t be just positive-sum in economic terms, but politically, too.…
Is Reid On The Level on Guns?
Several conservative Republicans — Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Marco Rubio and others — are now on the record threatening to…
Fool Me You Can’t Get Fooled Again
Ten weeks into President Obama’s second term and Republicans are back to convincing themselves they can repeal Obamacare. Actually, that’s…
This Is What The Upper Hand Looks Like
This got buried yesterday under an avalanche of Supreme Court news, but it could end up being a significant barrier…
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