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Tag Archives: Chris Christie
If US Attorney General Was An Elected Position
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently proposed a few changes to the constitution. This isn’t the first time elected officials or polticial pundits have suggested these kinds of changes, although it is always interesting to see the suggestions, and consider what would … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternate politics, Charlie Crist, Chris Christie, cons, Rudy Giuliani
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Politics Round-Up August 21 2013 Edition
Erik Posner of Slate thinks a judge’s decision on stop and frisk was poorly made. This was not an easy case. Stop-and-frisk humiliates and inconveniences young black and Hispanic men and may reinforce unfair perceptions about race and crime, while … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 presidential campaign, Chris Christie, Hillary 2016, Metsfilter
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Politics Round-Up August 16 2013 Edition
An evangelical minister demonstrated an unfamiliarity with pop culture and copyright law with the cover of his new book. It’s a bit odd to have a minister with a closed twitter account. Conor Friedersdorf notes that a Hillary Clinton presidency (and … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion
Tagged Andrew Sullivan, Chris Christie, Hillary 2016, Metsfilter
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August 1 2013 Politics Round-Up
Larry Sabato suggests that if John McCain were President, the congress would be very different. Again, let’s just imagine what would’ve happened if we hold all else equal in 2008, except that McCain wins instead of Obama. Not only do … Continue reading
July 30 2013 Politics Round-Up
The Chicago Tribune made a boo-boo. Mona Charen considers an alternative to the current Republican primary process. Jeffrey H. Anderson and Jay Cost believe so. Writing in the summer issue ofNational Affairs, they argue that the current primary system arose … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2016 presidential campaign, Bob Filner, Chris Christie, Education, media, Metsfilter, Nate Silver, Presidential primaries
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Politics Round-Up July 15 2013
With Brian Schweitzer’s decision not to run for Senate in Montana, Nate Silver thinks Republicans have an even chance of gaining enough seats to have a majority. Republican strategists are optimistic. Joe Concha thinks that the media sensationalized the trial of … Continue reading
Posted in Eesti, Politics
Tagged 2014 midterm elections, Chris Christie, Trayvon Martin
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Recommended June 4 2013
The Onion catalogued to the twitter war between President Obama ans the Audubon Society. A study looks at the workplace related costs of smoking. Even with the higher rates of death, it doesn’t save money. Many studies have shown that smokers … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, Music, Politics, Writing
Tagged Chris Christie, Cory Booker, current-events, Frank Lautenberg, media, Public Policy, Roger Ebert, Smoking
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Governor Christie, Lautenberg’s Seat and the Media
It’s interesting to look at the various ways media outlets report on Chris Christie’s choices in selecting a replacement for Frank Lautenberg, the recently deceased Senior Senator from New Jersey. A front page story in the New York Times was … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Christie, Cory Booker, current-events, Frank Lautenberg, media, Nate Silver, US Senate
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Recommended June 3 2013
The AV Club considers the shortcomings of Star Trek: Voyager. Still, Voyager’s ratings declined in tandem with its four-year project to defang the Borg, and its final two seasons underperformed Deep Space Nine at its lowest. After the new Star Trek standard of seven seasons, Voyager ended … Continue reading
The President Elected in 2016 will probably not be…
Yesterday, Taegan Goddard gave three reasons Marco Rubio is unlikely to be the Republican party’s presidential nominee. He’s probably right. As is anyone who makes a similar case against any other potential candidate. Christopher Bedford of the Daily Caller had a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 presidential campaign, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Rand Paul, Ron Paul
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