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“Making Stuff Up”: A Republican Ruse To Make Tax Cuts Look Good
As Republicans take control of Congress this month, at the top of their to-do list is changing how the government measures the impact of tax cuts on federal revenue: namely, to switch from so-called...
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“Absurdity Of The Argument Is It’s Greatest Strength”: Republicans Know Their...
On Thursday, the government filed its brief to the Supreme Court in the case that will determine whether Obamacare subsidies disappear in three dozen states. Its argument is comprehensive, but one part...
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“Dynamic Scoring Isn’t A Magical Tool”: Here’s How Conservatives Rig The...
When Republicans decided not to retain Doug Elmendorf as head of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Democrats became concerned that conservatives would try to rig the budget process. When the GOP...
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“Completely Erroneous Impressions”: The Race Between Slander And Reality On...
Speaking of million pixel images, Sarah Kliff has an important piece at Vox today about perceptions of Obamacare five years in, and the big takeaway is how little has changed, in no small part because...
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“Making Congress More Stupider”: Making Congress Dumber Has Not, In Fact,...
You may recall Paul Glatris and Haley Sweetland Edwards’ cover article, “The Big Lobotomy,” from the June/July/August 2014 issue of the Washington Monthly. It documented how congressional Republicans...
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