Recently, Virginia’s legislature passed a law that (they hope) will “exempt” their citizens from Obamacare’s individual mandate. But the law seems unlikely to survive a close examination by the Supreme Court.  more

Up in the Air is, in many ways, the most politically and culturally relevant film of this year, and several years before it. And that’s because today most of us can identify all too well with George Clooney’s portrayal of Ryan Bingham.  more

The American people have spoken–some might say screamed–”We want jobs.” But at yesterday’s summit, Obama made it clear that health reform (no matter how unpopular) is still priority number one.  more

In the first year of the Obama administration, honest debates over policy have been replaced by a politics of symbolic (and largely empty) gestures.  more