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Kevin Drum (born October 19, 1958) is an American political blogger and columnist. He was born in Long Beach, California and now lives in Irvine, California. In 1991 he wed the newly named Marian Drum.

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On to Copenhagen

The US will announce a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions before next month's UN climate summit, according to a White House official. The target is expected to be in line with figures contained in legislation before the Senate — a reduction ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama

Quote of the Day

From Ezra Klein, on the likely course of healthcare reform: I once heard an activist say that leadership is the process of managing your constituency's disappointment. If that's accurate, then the next few months are going to offer ample opportunities ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  23 Nov 2009

Mass Production Heart Surgery

Dr. Shetty, who entered the limelight in the early 1990s as Mother Teresa's cardiac surgeon, offers cutting-edge medical care in India at a fraction of what it costs elsewhere in the world. His flagship heart hospital charges $2,000, on average, for ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mother Teresa

Weatherizing Your House

"Using energy more efficiently in buildings may be the fastest, cheapest way to substantially reduce carbon emissions in the short-term," says David Roberts, and I think my only quibble there would be with the word may.  But how do we get people to do ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Roberts

Dog Food Explained!

So how did the Senate's provision forcing members of Congress to buy health insurance through the exchange end up in the final bill?  A reader emails to explain: The provision in the health care bill was added by Sen. Chuck Grassley. He originally ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chuck Grassley

Eating Their Own Dog Food

Last week I found myself talking about healthcare for a few minutes with a friend I hadn't seen in a while, and at one point she remarked sarcastically that if healthcare reform was such a great idea, why didn't Congress give itself whatever deal it ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  22 Nov 2009

Tricked Out

Compare and contrast.  Here is a math teacher describing a technique in algebra: The trick to deriving the quadratic equation is remembering to complete the square. I've just completed Mike's Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  22 Nov 2009

Dissent of the Day

A regular reader emails to tell me to wake up and smell the mooseburgers: It's easy as hell to laugh at Palin but I think Democrats are making a big mistake if they don't start taking her much more seriously as a credible challenger to Obama. People ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party

Reining in Healthcare Costs

[Jonathan] Gruber is a leading health economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who is consulted by politicians in both parties. He was one of almost two dozen top economists who sent President Obama a letter earlier this month insisting ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  U.S. Republican Party,  Stanford University,  George W. Bush

Blame Democrats

Perhaps that will occur when income taxes are hiked above 50 per cent. Or maybe when hospital budgets are cut, or military spending slashed....“Don’t the bankers realise what could be coming?” I heard one senior western finance official tell a room ...

From KEVIN DRUM, Mother Jones,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party

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