Today on the Dish, Andrew remained unrepentant in his support for the president, and he disproved the analysis of the Fox News Democrats. We unpacked the implications of the supercommittee's collapse, Derbyshire chastened Newt, and Andrew debunked the "Gingrich proposition." We thought through the Gingrich scenario, Newt condescended to OWS, and Americans foolishly invested in second and third chances. In our AAA video, Andrew explained why he's against military humanitarian interventionism.
Egypt was rocked by a second wave, Syrians stuck to the streets, and we looked to Jordan's growing protests. The task in Iran is containment, Iraq is not in terrible shape, and India's newspapers are flourishing.
UC-Davis protesters shamed their Chancellor, Alexis faulted bad institutions, and we tackled homosexuality and Penn State. Victim Number One was punished, Scott Lemieux rewrote the history of Roe, and our justice system retained mind-boggling notions of fraud. State borders faded, freeways can get in the way, and recessions breed risk-averse management. We want people to leave, we were drawn to an approachable porn star, and a hearing on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge got testy. A couple of law professors proposed a first-year rebate option, the study of intelligence was suppressed, and we reimagined sex ed. A reader argued that atheism is not a choice, we wondered if animals were capable of committing suicide, and hummingbirds did the wet-shake.
Chart of the day here, quote for the day here, creepy ad watch here, eurozone "debt web" here, FOTD here, MHB here, VFYW here, and why we shouldn't forgive student loan debt here.
— M.A.
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