politics

  • The Myths about Money in Politics Are Worse Than the Reality

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    Claims about the dangers of money in politics are riddled with ignorance and hypocrisy In each election cycle, there’s a ritual to the mantra about the role of money and how it influences our politics. It was triggered incessantly during the 2012 presidential race between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, only to see the conservative…

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  • Penn Jillette: I don’t know, so I’m an atheist libertarian

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    Penn Jillette: I don’t know, so I’m an atheist libertarian coeus: Last week I was interviewed for Piers Morgan’s show (which used to be Larry King’s show). Piers beat me up a bit for being an atheist (that’s his job) and then beat me up a bit for being a libertarian (also his job). He…

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