A lesson in the 'invisible synecdoche'

If you rsquo re a fan of political gaffes you would have been in heaven in 1980 That rsquo s when a major presidential candidate was ridiculed for saying ldquo All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk rdquo Scientists also howled when he dismissed the need

Disillusioned Obama supporters look to the left.

Elected prosecutors have every incentive to remain tough on (falling) crime.

Record snows strain roads and transit, but little political will to fund infrastructure

Republicans and Democrats sanctify individual choice in different ways.