Just about anyone who has ever taken an economics course has probably heard of a game theory exercise known as “Prisoner’s Dilemma.” It’s worth thinking about as we look at the agonizing decision that wavering House members are about to make on health care reform–which may well be the most treacherous vote that many of [...]
Bart Stupak told George Stephanopoulos this morning that he and 11 other Democrats who supported health reform in November will vote against the Senate version because they believe that it contains insufficient restrictions on abortion funding. That probably didn’t help Nancy Pelosi’s breakfast go down smoothly, but Stupak’s vow at least gave her a better [...]
Politico got an exclusive look inside the Republican National Committee’s fundraising scheme for the rest of the year. It seems chairman Michael Steele is going to try and scare donors into giving him cash by fear-mongering about the “socialist” government President Obama will usher in without their help to oppose him. I would say this [...]
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I have a new piece in this week’s magazine about how the White House is handling the evolving media landscape: The news cycle that once defined the day at the White House has given way to a more ferocious beast. Call it the news cyclone, a massive force without beginning or end that churns constantly [...]
You can’t argue with success, especially in an industry as depressed as the book-publishing business. With Sarah Palin having sold 2.2 million copies of her first book (so far), HarperCollins this morning announced she’s writing another one for them. Here’s how they describe her second endeavor as an author: Sarah Palin’s new book, currently untitled, [...]
This is the most unBroderian column I have ever–ever–read, in which the dean slags his own newspaper, and several of his colleagues by name, for staging the Rahmadan festival of recent days. This part seems plausible to me: But, as one White House staffer said to me, “Rahm likes to win,” and when the losses [...]
