Kevin Drum
Kevin Drum
Kevin Drumis a liberal American political blogger and columnist. He was born in Long Beach, California and now lives in Irvine, California...
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Apple has never allowed ad-blocking software on the iPhone or iPad. This is one among many reasons that I ditched both. Not because I hate ads all that passionately, but because it's an example of the obsessive corporate control Apple maintains over its environment.
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Obviously, the first big step was to get the courses open. We've got nearly 90 percent open. I have a big no vacancy sign on the second subject. Obviously, our big issue is rooms.
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I feel very good about the future. My concern is this month and next month. Everything is positive about the future.
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Let me say this flatly: Leaks are good. They are the way we hold paranoid and secretive governments accountable. Historically, leaks have virtually never harmed national security in even a minor way, despite plenty of shrill commentary to the contrary. Reporters should be allowed to print them without fear of being tossed in jail.
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I've long believed that having multiple official languages makes it very hard to sustain a united polity.
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Apple is happy to allow users more control over their devices as long as it also happens to benefit Apple. If it doesn't, then tough.
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They [Republicans] assume that military action always shows strength, while avoiding military action always shows weakness. That's just crazy.
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Like it or not, war is not always the answer. The better part of wisdom is to stay out.
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Donald Trump says he's going to change the no-guns policy at his resorts. I can't wait to see that.
isis
We didn't create ISIS. ISIS created ISIS.
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On the Medicare side, they limited their cuts to far in the future, and to providers.
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Apparently the Republican base got radicalized first, and Democrats picked up the ball later. Or something.
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Democrats are awfully sensitive to losing power for a few years. I report, you decide.
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Republican voters already hated Democrats so much that [Bill] Clinton and [Barack] Obama didn't really have much impact.