Justin Kolikof

  1. We (should be) in This Together

    Posted by Justin Kolikof

    This week, the New York Times ran a powerful op-ed by billionaire Warren Buffett. In the piece, Buffett implores Republican leaders to stop “coddling the mega-rich” and stop trying to balance the budget on the backs of the poor. Instead, the billionaire insists that Congress ask the wealthy to pay their fair share.

  2. Band Aids for Broken Arms?

    Posted by Justin Kolikof

    Earlier this week, I came across a pretty good – and really funny – piece in the New York Times. In the post, Nicholas Kristof points out the absolute absurdity of the House Republican budget plans by explaining that they probably haven't "gone far enough."

  3. Skip the Appeals Process??

    Posted by Justin Kolikof

    With the Affordable Care Act winning cases in the lower courts, the Virginia Attorney General has decided that the best course of action is to skip the normal appeals process and rush the case to a decision. He's requested that the Supreme Court provide an expedited review of his lawsuit.

  4. The crab and his mother

    Posted by Justin Kolikof

    Aesop tells us an interesting story called “The Crab and His Mother.”  The fable goes: A crab said to her son, "Why do you walk so one-sided, my child? It is far more becoming to go straight forward." The young crab replied: "Quite true, dear Mother; and if you will show me the straight way, I will promise to walk in it." The mother tried in vain, and submitted without remonstrance to the reproof of her chil

     

  5. The devil is in the details

    Posted by Justin Kolikof

    After back-to-back wins of Politifact.com’s Lie of the Year Award, we’ve been anxiously wondering what Republican opponents of health care would do to try and secure the three-peat.