It is, of course, further indication that a fundamentalist right has really taken over much of the Republican Party, People might cite George Bush as proof that you can be totally impervious to the effects of Harvard and Yale education.

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This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does...

This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does...

It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a...

It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a...

The left and the right live in parallel universes. The right listens to talk radio,...

The left and the right live in parallel universes. The right listens to talk radio,...

Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to...

Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to...

Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most...

Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most...

For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it...

For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it...

But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system...

But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system...

But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these...

But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these...

I'm used to being in the minority. I'm a left-handed gay Jew. I've never felt,...

I'm used to being in the minority. I'm a left-handed gay Jew. I've never felt,...

Community action is as valuable a principle on the international level as it has been...

Community action is as valuable a principle on the international level as it has been...

It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.

It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.

Well, many of us believe that excessive media concentration is a subject that ought to...

Well, many of us believe that excessive media concentration is a subject that ought to...

What's troubling is that the Republicans to defend Mr. DeLay are weakening the ethics process.

What's troubling is that the Republicans to defend Mr. DeLay are weakening the ethics process.

They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more...

They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more...

While I was pleasantly surprised by the relatively high number of jobs created in April,...

While I was pleasantly surprised by the relatively high number of jobs created in April,...

The regulation of medicine has been a State function.

The regulation of medicine has been a State function.

In this view, the role of the great majority of Americans is simply to buy...

In this view, the role of the great majority of Americans is simply to buy...

And I think there is too much bloviating around from politicians.

And I think there is too much bloviating around from politicians.

The fact that they're a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give...

The fact that they're a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give...

There's a lot to be said for not displacing people.

There's a lot to be said for not displacing people.