Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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Three policies supported by the public but feared by politicians
There are three policies that have received overwhelming support from the public but can't get any traction in D.C.
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Friday music blogging: Jenny & Johnny
If there's any dreamy chanteuse that indie boys crush on more than She & Him's Zooey Deschanel, it's Jenny Lewis, late of Rilo Kiley and more recently of a string of critically beloved solo albums. Now she's out with a new album, a collaboration with her boyfriend Johnathan Rice (also a solo artist) under the moniker Jenny & Johnny. It's called I'm Having Fun Now.
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No, liberals did not 'overreach' on climate
No matter what goes wrong for the Democrats, the Beltway diagnosis is "liberal overreach." The narrative is so familiar it's part of D.C. atmosphere.
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This green doesn't want McCain back, thanks
In Politico, Darren Samuelsohn says "greens want their McCain back." I don't know if I qualify as a "green," but I can say with great vigor and certainty that I do not want my McCain back, or anyone's McCain for that matter. It's not clear how many greens are supposed to feel this way beyond Republicans for Environmental Protection (the only entity more desperate for a conservative date to the dance than John Kerry), but for those that do, listen carefully: he's just not that into you.
