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Yes, Democrats Can Prove That America Pays More For Health Care Than Other Countries; Yes, They Have Won The Dispute That Private Health Insurance Is Needlessly Expensive. But What They've Lost Is The Argument That We Are A Society.

A Lot Of Populists After Populism Died Just Became Socialists. At The Beginning Of The 20th Century, Socialism Looked Like It Was Going To Take Off. It Didn't, Of Course, But A Lot Of People Thought It Was Going To.

Our Laws Governing Lobbying And Campaign Contributions Have Struck The Right Balance Between The Wishes Of The People And Those Of Private Industry, So Why Are We So Quick To Doubt That The Same Great Results Can Be Achieved By Putting The Government's Justice-dealing Branch On The Same Market-based Course?

Just As The Financial Crisis Has Created Toxic Assets And 'zombie' Financial Institutions, So Has It Transformed Conservatism Into A Movement Of The Living Dead.

There Are Few Things In Politics More Annoying Than The Right's Utter Conviction That It Owns The Patent On The Word 'freedom' That When Its Leaders Stand Up For The Rights Of Banks To Be Unregulated Or Capital Gains To Be Untaxed, That It Is Actually And Obviously Standing Up For Human Liberty, The Noblest Cause Of Them All.