Lev's Area

Because, despite all the bad shit going on, there's always some good news if you look for it .

Hey everyone, got any space in your RSS readers? I know you do, because space on those things is unlimited. If you like my writing, you migh...

My current opinion is that John McCain's soul is either sold or at least in the middle of a very long lease, but I have to give him some...

I have a new policy: If I see TSA anywhere in the title or first paragraph of a blog post anymore, I just don't read it. I realize it...

Tell me this isn't a complete triumph for the forces of equality: Nearly seven in ten U.S. troops said they served alongside someone in...

"He's a silly, simple-minded man whose success leads a cynic to the conclusion that the world is run by similarly silly, simple-mi...

Think Progress has an interesting post on what a winning message on climate change might look like. It includes this figure that breaks dow...

The indispensable Steve Benen runs down the chatter among Republicans against any sort of engagement with non-partisan media: The Daily Cal...

Political Wire pointed me to a survey of what Californians believe . Lots of interesting stuff in here, though not too much of it is surpris...

Grover Norquist is practically lusting over a potential Republican government shutdown. Chait points out an important difference between n...