"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
by hilzoy O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops … Read more
by hilzoy One of many stories I should have written about earlier but didn’t: this week, George W. Bush decided that the parts of the Constitution that say that the Congress has the power to raise and appropriate funds, and that “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made … Read more
by hilzoy Exhibit A, from Ezra Klein: Ezra adds: “Our spending is 43 percent of the total. Not the total on that chart. The total of the world.” (Figures for 2005; source here.) Exhibit B, from the NYT: “The Food and Drug Administration is so understaffed that, at its current pace, the agency would need … Read more