Political suicide
My club had just finished going door-to-door with the AFL-CIO petition to save Social Security and giving out PWWs when I read “Upholding Theoretical Foundations.”
Letters
Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift move over…; Media half-truths on Social Security; ‘Downfall’ disappointment; Remember FDR, protect Social Security; Parallels between ‘war on terror,’ Iraq and Vietnam
Editorial: Debatable deal
The recent deal between 14 Democrats and Republicans on the filibuster and judicial nominees leaves much to be desired. Democrats agreed not to block judges appointed by the administration except in “extraordinary circumstances,” while, in exchange, the Republican ultra-right won’t invoke the so-called “nuclear option” — changing Senate rules to end the filibuster.

