There is a parallel between anti-abortion legislation and Second Amendment enthusiasm. Of the millions of opportunities for misadventure, only a relative few actually result in death - but when they do, the results are devastating. And like those policies, the overall result will be "thoughts and prayers" and a hell of a lot of inaction.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich