"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
by Jacob Davies The White House this morning: In a month where one might easily be confused by the official jobs numbers… I am not confused. I know how to read. Christina Romer this morning: Today’s employment report shows continued signs of gradual labor market recovery. No, today's employment report shows continued signs of gradual … Read more
by Eric Martin I apologize to Jim Henley in advance for excerpting so much of this post, but it is simply too good to apply the pruning shears liberally enough to bring my use to within acceptable norms of blog excerpting. To provide some context, Henley is riffing off Gene Callahan's response to a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed that warns of the potential negative … Read more
by Eric Martin Will Bunch is highly quotable in discussing the recent report that shows just how thoroughly "toilet trained" the media has been in its on again, off again – contingent – willingness to acknowledge that waterboarding is torture: On the one hand, waterboarding is torture. On the other hand…. I'm sorry — there … Read more