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May 23, 2013 9:48 AM Why Obama’s Scandals Won’t Lead to Reform

Put aside the politics, and the question of who-knew-what-when. There are two policy problems highlighted by the controversies at the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice. The first is the growth of 501(c)(4) groups into vehicles for anonymous...

By Ezra Klein

May 15, 2013 10:10 AM No, this Is Not Like Iran-Contra

So many "scandals," so many silly analogies -- but Steve Benen appears to be exactly correct about Lamar Alexander's ridiculous comparison between Iran-Contra and Obama Administration efforts to raise money for publicizing options under the ACA. Benen: In order for Alexander's...

By Jonathan Bernstein

May 14, 2013 8:23 AM You Call That a Cover-Up?

Obviously, things don't have to be as bad as Watergate to be important malfeasance, but given all the loose talk about "cover-up" and "worse than Watergate" in the context of Benghazi, I figured it was worth just pointing out quickly...

By Jonathan Bernstein

May 13, 2013 8:44 AM Why Obama Is in Trouble on IRS and Benghazi

After a largely scandal-free first term, President Obama appears likely to spend a lot more time mired in the politics of scandal after last week's Benghazi hearings and Friday's revelation of alleged political targeting at the IRS. My research suggests...

By Brendan Nyhan

March 07, 2013 1:24 PM Why Summers and Obama Didn't Push for a Bigger Stimulus in 2009

Miles Kimball (link from Tyler Cowen; see also Paul Krugman and Noah Smith) writes: So the fact that Barack did not push for a bigger stimulus package really is an indictment of his economic leadership. According to the reported statement...

By Andrew Gelman