zic

In short, I believe this White House correctly realized early on that getting a health care bill passed in early 2010 required soft peddling and half-assed measures in 2009. zic Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Presidents Shape Their Circumstances 2010

Maybe, but the fact that you never bother trying to make people more secure in their jobs undermines your entire argument. zic says:

Matthew Yglesias » Is America Overregulated? 2010

For some reason I have a similar reaction to it as to that astronaut in 2001, cut from his oxygen tube by Hal, drifting away into space … zic Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Encounters at the End of the World 2009

I think we have a good target for elimination. zic Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Marijuana Legalization More Popular than Key Conservative Leaders 2009

The term “font” as used in electronic type is derived from this meaning. zic Says:

Matthew Yglesias » The Gingrich Doctrine and the 21st Century 2009

February 2nd, 2009 at 10: 19 am the entirety of Barcelona can be traversed in about 45 minutes. bikes are impossible to use in some parts of the city (ditto, cars). this is bike policy for the thinnest reason: political correctness. zic Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Barcelona Bicycle Policy 2009

But being seen hoping for economic catastrophe is also politically risky, so the only recourse is to lie like a truckload of Persian Carpets about what they are trying to do in scuttling effective economic policy. zic Says:

Matthew Yglesias » The Ever-Bolder GOP 2009

You forgot to factor in the Miracle of the Invisible Hand, which will cause medical costs to grow more slowly if we say “privatization” five times while genuflecting before a bust of Reagan. zic says:

Matthew Yglesias » Saving Money vs Spending Less Money 2010

How about money for cowardly Plains Senators to buy some Depends (tm) for the next time they hear a Republican criticism? zic Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Late Lunch Open Thread 2009

I suppose it is a symptom of living too deep in the echo chamber, and even the brightest minds are susceptible to it. zic Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Conservative Magazines Not For Liberty 2009