Mark Lemley (Stanford): Can the Patent Office Be Fixed? Syria just agreed to sign the Paris climate agreement, making the US the only holdout. Tax rogues like Bono are harming the world’s poorest people. GOPer on tax cuts: Donors are saying “get it done or don’t ever call me again”. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross lied about being billionaire. Scarborough: “Washington would be melting down” if shooter was “named Muhammad”. Trump, Gillespie and the Same Old Party: Trumpism has taken over the G.O.P. because the party was mostly there already. What Donna Brazile got right and what she got wrong. The controversy over Disney blacklisting the LA Times, explained.
We’re again testing how much bullshit American politics can withstand: Enter Carter Page. Carter Page’s testimony is filled with bombshells — and supports key portions of the Steele dossier. With Manafort, it really is about Russia, not Ukraine. At least nine people in Trump’s orbit had contact with Russians during campaign and transition. The case for collusion is deepening.
