Culture
Conscription Is Not the Answer Either
Andrew Bacevich's powerful critique of U.S. foreign policy backs the wrong remedy.
Is Crazed Super Bowl Security a Taste of America To Come?
Think of a TSA checkpoint that goes on, forever.
Bangladesh Court Sentences Opposition Leader, 13 Others to Death
Over a decade-old arms smuggling case
China Ejects New York Times Reporter
U.S. objects, because it's not like he published leaked information or something
RNC Bans Staff MSNBC Appearances over Cheerios Tweet
Network not-so-subtly suggested right-wingers opposed interracial relationships
Freedom Feminism Still Isn't Either
Any so-called "freedom feminism" that includes Phyllis Schlafly and the anti-choice wing of the conservative movement is not libertarian, says Sharon Presley.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Defends Justin Bieber: "He's Young"
Ford's defense would be he's fun!
Feds: Seized $21.6 Million in Counterfeit Super Bowl Goods
Claim the prices aren't that much lower but the quality is
LAPD Framed 24-Year-Old For Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
Spent more than a year in jail before being acquitted
"Alone Yet Not Alone" Oscar Nomination for Best Song Rescinded
Composer accused of improper lobbying
The Vanity of American Exceptionalism
Charles Murray's latest mixes American history with self-flattery.
Scarlett Johansson Stepping Down as Oxfam Ambassador After Outcry Over Relationship With Israeli Soda Company
At-home soda company has a factory in the West Bank
MSNBC Deletes, Apologizes for Tweet That Suggested Right Wing Would Hate Biracial Cheerios Ad
Right wing outcry was against MSNBC, but in their defense, someone did freak out over the last Cheerios ad
Suicide Note of Disgraced Senate Aide Indicates Childhood Sexual Abuse
Arrested for possession of child pornography
Report: Wikipedia a Top Source of Medical Info for Both Patients and Doctors
Whether this is awesome or scary depends on your feelings toward the open source encyclopedia
Donald Trump Thinks He Could Be Governor of New York
Will you stop trolling everybody for just five minutes?
Clapper Refers to Journalists as Edward Snowden's 'Accomplices'
Oh, really? Did they lie to the Senate?
Transforming a Tower
An abandoned real estate project becomes a hive of self-organized activity.
'The Kronies' Will Make You Laugh in Despair about the State of American Capitalism
It's funny because it's true. Wait ... that's awful, actually.
White House Petition to Deport Justin Bieber Reaches Threshold for Response
Don't hold your breath, guys
Egypt to Put Foreign Journalists on Trial
Accused of aiding Muslim Brotherhood through AlJazeera
Peyton Manning Could Pay New Jersey More in Taxes for the Super Bowl Than He Earns For Playing It
The state always takes its cut
Rep. Grimm Apologizes To Reporter He Threatened To Throw Off "F***ing Balcony"
Wasn't happy with one of the reporter's questions in post-State of the Union
In Virginia, Education Isn't Always Liberal
When "humor and jokes" become a free speech issue.
