Category Archives: Progressives

Sometimes in Politics, Timing Is Everything

Posted on June 25, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

In one of my daily roundups, I noted that, in D.C.’s local elections, anti-policing sentiment might have pushed one candidate over the top. Well, here’s the full story–the setup (boldface mine): Janeese Lewis George didn’t think her views on policing … Continue reading →

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Accountability, Arrogance, and NIMBY

Posted on July 11, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the long weekend, there was a fantastic article about a key element of the housing crisis in many urban metropolitan areas: NIMBY progressives (NIMBY stands for Not In My Back Yard). This is one reason, among many, why I’ve … Continue reading →

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Workers: Still Not Getting An Equal Seat At The Progressive High Table

Posted on June 20, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

This is not what I want to see from progressive organizations (boldface mine): Colorado Planned Parenthood executives, with help from President Donald Trump’s labor board appointees, are fighting their health center workers’ unionization efforts in a case that could set … Continue reading →

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Lessons To Be Learned From Kathy Griffin

Posted on June 1, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

If you’ve been on the intertubes at all, you might have come across a storm of indignation directed at comedian Kathy Griffin over what was a really tasteless, violent display directed at Trump. She was widely condemned by both pro- … Continue reading →

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With 570+ Days of Presidential Campaign To Look Forward To…

Posted on April 14, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

…a little satire is just what I need (boldface mine): Hillary Clinton’s Announcement Paves Way for Progressives to Abandon Principles Very Early in 2016 Election Hillary Clinton’s long-anticipated announcement that she will run for president in the 2016 election paves … Continue reading →

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Why Does Obama Want to Kill the Post Office?

Posted on March 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, historian Adolph Reed has come under criticism for pointing out that the left is a political non-entity (Kevin Drum has also been criticized for making a similar point). What I don’t get about these progressive apologists is that some … Continue reading →

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The Disappearing NAEP Scores

Posted on July 12, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Admittedly, the last couple of weeks have had a lot of newsworthy events (or at least spectacular ones). Still, the absence of liberal/progressive attention to the recent NAEP student performance results is truly odd, as Bob Somerby describes (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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Purchasing Pundits: The Ezra Klein Edition?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

So this came across the Twitterz recently: How much is the insurance industry paying Ezra Klein? http://t.co/KmSQSGQ5ON Probably $15,000-$25,000 http://t.co/9trhSfjKOc — Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) April 9, 2013 If you don’t follow the links, Washington Post policy blogger Ezra Klein is … Continue reading →

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Note to Krugman: The Role of the Public Intellectual Is to Speak Truth to Power, Not to Apologize For Power’s Misuse

Posted on December 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Like many who actually don’t think devil-take-the-hindmost is good public policy, I’m incredibly disappointed in this post by NY Times columnist and economist Paul Krugman. This is not hard. This is not “agonizing.” Quite simply, it is indecent. It should … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Progressives, Social Security | 4 Comments

Why Technobrat Pundits Drive Me Nuts

Posted on September 28, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, there are a lot of reasons why, but this takedown of Dylan Matthews sums it up nicely (boldface mine): Matthews, a fresh-out-of-Harvard writer for Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog at the Post, is one of a new breed of journalists: the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fucking Morons, Progressives, Statistics | 2 Comments