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Think President Obama ought to address Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy regarding gays in the military in a hurry? Then this will reall...

Should the Supreme Court ban a repeat pedophile from city parks on the basis of the individual's thoughts? Slate's Emily Bazelon ta...

Matt Yglesias makes an interesting suggestion . I have no opinion, but thought it worth passing along for consideration. Her name does come ...

So Arlen Specter switched parties. Have Democrats been too quick to get behind their newest senator? Steve Benen offers some key insights a...

Is revision of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy off the agenda? Via Benen , Greg Sargent catches a discouraging omission .

I've been reading all week about whether or not the Specter switch is that big of a deal. Matthew Yglesias suggests that, in regard to ...

Think Progress looks into the budget wizardry of Louisiana's Bobby Jindal: NFL's Saints up $85 million, state health care and educa...

Am I reading this the wrong way, or is it unseemly for grown politicians to beg the government not to house notorious criminals in . . . ma...

I'm not sure which is more striking: that 100 days into the new administration more than two thirds of senior offices in every cabinet ...

Somebody get Lisa Jackson a cheat sheet. She did a fine job in her interview on NPR today, until Michele Norris asked about the role of gov...

I generally like Eugene Robinson, and hats off to him for winning that Pulitzer. But yesterday's column advocating for theatrics from a...