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NEA Is Playing Politics, Filmmaker Charges

Drew Nelles — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:38:02 CDT

The National Endowment for the Arts recently encouraged artists to create works that focus on “health care, energy and environment, safety and security, education, community renewal”—a disturbing step away from the its actual mandate, filmmaker Patrick Courrielche writes for Big Hollywood. “Artists shouldn’t be used as tools of the...

Signs of Consensus Emerge on Universal Health Care

Matt Cantor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 CST

Washington is approaching a broad consensus: It’s time for the government to step in to create universal health care, the Los Angeles Times reports. Both left and right have abandoned pet plans in favor of a middle ground that maintains the current employer-based system, while driving down costs and rewarding...

No Flip-Flop: Swooning Fans Missed Message

Jason Farago — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CDT

As early as his convention speech 4 years ago, Barack Obama has made reconciliation and a "new consensus" his hallmarks. So why, asks Gail Collins, are his most ardent supporters so dismayed that he's shifted to the center? Almost all of the issues for which Obama has taken heat this...

Supreme Court Expands Margins

Jonas Oransky — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:35:33 CDT

The Supreme Court divisions expected after Samuel Alito replaced Sandra Day O’Connor materialized last term but have since disappeared in a tide of consensus. Only one of 35 cases this term has been decided 5 to 4. Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times looks at a once-predictable panel that...