Robert's Stochastic thoughts

Via National Journal Via Kevin Drum “It’s the continuing dumbing down of the Republican Party, and we are going to be seen, more and mor...

She reported on Boehner's genius yesterday Headline (not written by her) "Republicans Put Obama in a Box".  Uh Ms Rubin it...

Yes it is the height of absurdity for me to comment on anyone else's spelling but here is a screen capture from https://petitions.whit...

Matt Yglesias has a post with an irresistible title and subtitle " Can Shinzo Abe Save Japan? The candidate with a plan to cure wh...

Menzie Chinn reports on a discussion with Heritage Foundation economists.  I focus on one sentence and flip out as usual. My comment. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWGGTb5pY2U

Former Congressman Anthony Weiner will forever be remembered as the Twitter Twit who didn't understand that when you go to someone's...

Ed Kilgore reports that someone at U Minnesota argues that Republican governors didn't help Romney with their reverse coat tails.  I am...

I’m old enough to remember when Republicans insisted that anyone who said they wanted to cut Medicare was a demagogue, because I’m more th...

Always click the link Even the conservative Josh Barro.  I am surprised every day which he continues to self identify as a conservative. ...

Menzie Chinn who has access to a sample of at least one Asian American wrote some good speculation (his word)  on  why 70% Asian Americans ...

Kevin Drum has an outstanding post on lead there .  I have a mediocre comment there and here. When I finished the Steinglass quotes I was ...

First I think this would be a great title for the sequel to "What's the Matter with Kansas" (WTMWK below) this one explaining ...

Could it really be a coincidence that decades before Very Serious Germans (and Germans can be very very serious) presented their theory of t...

Ah something I know something about -- immigrants with postgraduate degrees. Katherine Geier wrote on the topic. So why, then, don’t we...

Everything is possible and I think that Dean Baker just lost a debate with a Washington Post reporter. Post reporter Zachary A. Goldfarb  ...

At Frum forum Justin Green extensively quotes Jeb Golonkin on how conservativism could be much better if conservatives made specific poli...

What do Damon Runyon and David Brooks have in common ? "nothing between human beings is more than three to one." Attributed to D...

Kevin Drum has a very good post describing how terrible a manager Romney is as demonstrated by his shambolic campaign.  The key result is t...

I think this is the best post I have read so far on the topic .  Just go read it before reading my comment below. Of course I have my usu...