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Josh Barro Is Blinded By His (Elite) Privilege

Posted on 06 Jun 2016 by Frank Moraes
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Last Thursday, Josh Barro tweeted out something really offensive. But before I get to it, I just want to note that he needn’t fear that he will lose his job. You see: he’s a conservative. Unless he comes out with … Continue reading →

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Josh Barro’s Honeydew Melon Apologia

Posted on 07 Aug 2014 by Frank Moraes
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I’m very fond of Josh Barro, but it seems that I only write about him when I’m angry at him. But today, I’m not really angry at him. Over at The Upshot, he wrote, That Honeydew Melon Looks Good, but … Continue reading →

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Josh Barro’s Mean Tweets

Posted on 11 Oct 2013 by Frank Moraes
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You know what they say: hell hath no fury like a gay man shamed. That man would be Josh Barro. And it is totally great. Yesterday, Niall Ferguson wrote the third part of his series of articles on why Paul … Continue reading →

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What Josh Barro Hasn’t Figured Out Yet

Posted on 14 Jun 2013 by Frank Moraes
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I can see why Republicans increasingly don’t see enfant terrible Josh Barro as a conservative. He will go on! Yesterday at Business Insider, he wrote, There Is Still No Conservative, Pro-Middle Class Agenda. It is primarily an attack on Utah … Continue reading →

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Josh Barro Phenomenon

Posted on 05 Jun 2013 by Frank Moraes
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Let me coin a term: the Josh Barro Phenomenon. It is a special form of conservative affirmative action where just by being something other than a stupid troll, a conservative can be held in high esteem among liberals. And Barro … Continue reading →

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Josh Barros’ Journey from the Dark Side

Posted on 24 May 2013 by Frank Moraes
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Wednesday, Jonathan Chait over at The Atlantic published an article about the problems of Josh Barro of all people. Regular readers will know that I am of two minds about Barro. On the one hand, he is a smart and … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Matt Bruenig

Posted on 04 Dec 2017 by Frank Moraes
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Matt Bruenig is a very interesting guy. Most people know of him because of his spicy twitter feed. I never followed him on Twitter and it wouldn’t have mattered if I had. I don’t check out Twitter very often. In … Continue reading →

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Here are the old pages. We are in the process on condensing pages, so you may find yourself redirected to a different page. Don’t worry! The material you are looking for is in that page! Items 1 – 1000 26 … Continue reading →

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Liberals Allow Conservatives to Be “Principled”

Posted on 29 Aug 2017 by Frank Moraes
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Yesterday, Michael Hiltzik wrote, More Than 20 Texas Representatives and Senators Voted Against Sandy Aid. How Will They Vote on Harvey? He isn’t alone. A lot of people have written about the same thing. The focus of it is that … Continue reading →

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Sick and Tired and Over-Worked

Posted on 25 Apr 2017 by Frank Moraes
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Have you missed me? I’m sick and tired and over-worked. Really. I have some awful kind of flu. I’m not sleeping well. And I have various obligations that are making attention to this blog very difficult. But I thought I … Continue reading →

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Fun With Voter Math and Southern White Females

Posted on 26 Aug 2016 by Frank Moraes
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Brad DeLong wrote an interesting article a few weeks ago, Josh Barro Makes Me Aware of Niall Ferguson. But as an aside, he noted, “[Hillary Clinton] is behind by roughly 22 percentage points among southern whites — who are, increasingly, … Continue reading →

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What Are Republican Reformers, Anyway?

Posted on 03 Apr 2016 by Frank Moraes
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Paul Krugman wrote an interesting blog post, The Pathos of Republican Reformers. It starts, “Ross Douthat has a wonderfully written, heartfelt takedown of the WSJ editorial page, which is — surprise! — dead set against any deviation from the tax-cuts-for-the-rich … Continue reading →

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