The original story at the New York Times is here. Ezra Klein’s analysis:

ow can libertarians be Christians? The two philosophies are polar opposites. Jesus was collectivist who commanded his followers to tend to those in need — to feed the hungry, house the homeless and heal the sick.
Libertarians like Ayn Rand, writer of the teen novel, “Atlas Shrugged,” believe that Jesus’ philosophy is, as she put [...]

Remember Y2K? Well, it’s back, but this time the looming disaster is cosmic, not a massive computer glitch. Let’s call it Y2K-12.
According to ancient Mayan calendars, Nostradamus and various other end timers, the world is going to end a little less than a year from now, in December 2012. Coincidentally, or not, in the [...]

oston’s Republican Party daily propaganda sheet, the Boston Herald, has made its endorsement in the GOP presidential primaries:
We have referred in the past to the clown car nature of the Republican field as ego-driven candidates like Donald Trump flirted with the process only to be followed by the often engaging but deeply flawed candidacies of [...]

The latest polling out of Iowa suggests that Ron Paul is in the lead, Mitt Romney is in second place and that any one of four losers could “win” third place. Here is analysis from Nate Silver:
One or more of the three who do not “win” third place in Iowa will likely drop out sometime [...]

$6,000

The average amount higher that same-sex married couples pay in income taxes than their man-lady counterparts, even in states where same-sex marriage is legal. The problem is the federal government following the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), put in place under Pres. Bill Clinton and which defines marriage as an arrangement between one man and one woman. The Obama administration has declined to defend DOMA in court but Congress may defend do so and Speaker of the House John Boehner has announced intentions to continue to do exactly that.

Finally:
The US Department of Justice took an important step in combating the epidemic of Republican vote suppression efforts on Friday. The Justice Department blocked a South Carolina law requiring voters to present photo identification, because the law would disproportionately disenfranchise minority voters. South Carolina is one of the states that under the Voting Rights Act [...]

74%

Americans 65 and over who prefer the greeting, “Merry Christmas” to, “Happy holidays.” Among those 18 – 30, 50% say they prefer the former, according to a poll from Marist commissioned by the Catholic group Knights of Columbus.

11.8%

The shameful unemployment figure for veterans. For the population at large, unemployment is less than 9%. Even worse, for veterans ages 20 to 24, the figure is closer to 30%.