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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...