Today on the Dish, we scrutinized Gingrich's boomlet (and his close ties to Freddie Mac), and Newt's ideological deviations were overlooked as he assumed the not-Romney position. Losing Iowa would stymie Mitt's path, the right is suddenly obsessed with Calvin Coolidge, and the Supreme Court challenge to Obamacare is bigger than we think. We wondered if the supercommittee was even taking the trigger mechanism seriously, the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference is ready to go big, and we speculated about Mark Kelly's possible political career. Andrew explored the implications of the productivity paradox, Krauthammer spewed partisan propaganda, and readers weighed in on the seismic implications of fracking. In our AAA video, Andrew explained his highbrow affinity for Judge Judy.
Europe approached a black hole, Syria neared a turning point, and Marc Lynch held out hope for Egypt. China is not becoming more democratic, and no, the U.S. should not write off Taiwan.
Andrew pooh-poohed tobacco prohibition, we searched for a hybrid rental/home-ownership model, and charted marijuana's economic potential. Mass protests matter, math and science majors ditched the STEM track for better grades, and Amazon disrupted the publishing ecosystem with a digital library. The SOPA would wreak havoc on the Internet, driving laws faced a slippery slope, and men aren't funnier than women but get more credit for being funny. Rick Perry mangled the truth and the English language in his own campaign ad, Andrew offered an explication of his faith, and we met the woman behind a familiar voice.
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— M.A.
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