President Obama a few days ago mocked Mitt Romney for calling Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan "marvelous." "He said that he's 'very supportive' of this new budget, and he even called it 'marvelous,' which is a word you don't often... »
The wars of the self-congratulating morning shows have hit their peak: Katie is on GMA, Oprah is on CBS This Morning, and "legend" Meredith Vieira is ushering in a rise-and-shine from Sarah Palin. Sleep in, America, sleep in. New York Magazine on who M... »
Stop the PressesBrooklyn Court Prepares To Draw New Lines For State Legislative Districts(NY1)The fight over new state legislative district lines might not be over yet. The three-judge panel overseeing the process ordered expert Nathaniel Persily to re... »
I was going to complete my posts on federal finance with a discussion of the national debt, but it turns out that the Federal Reserve’s Z1 data for 2011 will be released on March 8th, allowing me to extend an important part of the discussion – the part... »
Marilyn Monroe is selected as the icon of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. New Google privacy policy may violate European law. Mitt Romney has a big night, but so does Barack Obama. Once film-focused, Netflix transitions to TV shows. Ben Simington on Wer... »
The Times says that a Congressional ethics committee should follow up on their reporting on Michael Grimm. Shelly Silver doesn't sound inclined to go along with Andrew Cuomo's pension reform. In a pre-emptive strike, Assembly Democrats are pushing thei... »
Dame Judi Dench battles enroaching blindness: She confessed: “I can’t read scripts any more because of the trouble with my eyes. "And so somebody comes in and reads them to me, like telling me a story. "It’s usually my daughter... »
The Times says that a Congressional ethics committee should follow up on their reporting on Michael Grimm. Shelly Silver doesn't sound inclined to go along with Andrew Cuomo's pension reform. In a pre-emptive strike, Assembly Democrats are pushing thei... »
