George Pataki Is Dropping Out of the Presidential Race, if Anybody Cares
Another one bites the dust.
Politics
2015 Truly Was America's Gayest Year
Gay Marriage, Caitlyn Jenner, Kim Davis, and Mandatory Wedding Cakes
Top 10 Foreign Affairs Stories of 2015 That Will Matter in 2016
What you need to know about the year's biggest international hotspots, revolutions, and brewing conflicts.
"One person shows up to O'Malley event in Iowa, remains uncommitted"
Former Maryland governor's quixotic bid for Dem nomination slides from long-shot to sads-making.
Anti-Virus Pioneer John McAfee Enters Libertarian Party Presidential Race
McAfee talks about his colorful life, why the country needs him, the coming cyberwar, how he has "no trouble getting press" and why, despite supporting public works projects, he was "libertarian before the word."
Predictions for 2016
Test your pre-cog skills with this pop quiz about the year ahead.
The New York Times Joins the 'ISIS Is Too Scary For Free Speech' Movement
The Grey Lady gets cold feet about the First Amendment.
Taliban Controls More Territory in Afghanistan Than At Any Time Since 2001
What is Hillary Clinton thinking now? And what about the other presidential candidates?
Why Ground Troops Won't Work Against ISIS
Sometimes even when there is a will there is no way
Henry Rollins Punks Out, Supports Bernie Sanders
But other punks such as Pere Ubu's David Thomas would - horrors! - "totally vote libertarian"
Dems, GOP Giving Hillary Clinton All She Wants for Christmas
She's a terrible candidate, but the parties seem to be in a race to the bottom.
Clint Eastwood on GOP Field: "Any One of Them Would Be Better Than What We Got"
Names "Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Unforgiven" as favorites among his own Westerns.
NPR Visits Rand Paul's Hometown and Finds Big Gov't Irony
"Lake Jackson, Texas, sprang from the shotgun wedding of industry and big government"
GOP Voters Trust Trump to Deal with ISIS, But Is Foreign Policy Approach Too Militarized?
Expert says U.S. relies too much on military over diplomacy.
Admit It. You Just Want Your Own Dictator
Calls for "leadership" are unsavory, dangerous, and unAmerican.
Why Cruz Won't Touch Trump With a 10-Foot [fill-in-the-blank]
Matt Welch talks GOP primary on MSNBC
Feds Still Owe the $30 Billion Woodrow Wilson Borrowed for WWI
Who could run a household or a business the way the feds have run the government in the past 100 years?
The GOP Establishment Is So Screwed: Watch Matt Welch on All in with Chris Hayes Tonight
Tune in after 8:10 p.m. ET to hear discussion about the GOP race and the eternal War on Christmas
Ky. Governor's Action on Ex-Felon Voters Should Get More Attention Than Kim Davis Pandering
Bevin sends mixed messages on limits of executive power.
Transgender Bathroom Visits: Just Another Front in Chris Christie's War on Terror
Ask the governor about transgender issues, get a response about...
55 Cops Involved in Fatal Shootings in 2015 Have Killed Before, WaPo Reports
In 1 out 8 reported police shootings this year, an officer had previously used deadly force.
Trump-Clinton Spats over Schlonging, ISIS Recruitment, Illustrative of Bullshit Distractions 2016 Election is Centered Around
Who got schlonged in 2008? America. And it's been getting schlonged since.
10 Rand Paul #Festivus Insult-Tweets That May Amuse and/or Bemuse You
The senator begins his annual Airing of Grievances by dropping #sickburns on his rivals.
UPDATED! That Deleted Ted Cruz Cartoon Wasn't The Worst Thing Wash Post Published This Week
Try this on for size: "The war in Afghanistan follows Obama to his vacation in Hawaii."
Simpleminded Gun Control
Like the president, Hillary Clinton assumes we can identify mass shooters before they strike.
It's Probably Safe to Start Paying Attention to the Polls Now
Trump is still winning but it's far from over.
Kurt Russell: I'm Not a Republican, I'm Worse. A Hardcore Libertarian
The Hateful Eight actor talks being a Hollywood political oddity in a Daily Beast interview.
Almost Half of 184 People Killed by Georgia Cops Since 2010 Were Unarmed and/or Shot in the Back
Investigation reveals that every one of these police shootings was deemed lawful.
Half of All Voters Would Be "Embarrassed" if Trump Wins, 35% If Clinton Prevails
The two leading presidential candidates appall the very voters who will elect them.
Support for Legal Abortion Up Among Both Democrats and Republicans
Nearly 60 percent of Americans expressed pro-choice views in a new AP-GfK poll.
Who Will Cry for Lindsey Graham? Not Matt Welch Tonight, on MSNBC's All in with Chris Hayes
Tune in after 8:30 p.m. ET to hear your resident magazine editor talk about the GOP race
The Will and the Way Problem With Defeating ISIS
Why boots-on-ground, Western or Muslim, are not a good strategy
Here Is The New, Creepy-As-All-F*ck Face of American Politics
If you think Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are awful separately, try to imagine them as one person.
Instapundit: Go To College or Go To…Jail or Iraq?
Bernie Sanders and John Kerry have a weird view of the value of a college edumication.
Lindsey Graham Drops Out of Presidential Campaign: 'I've Hit a Wall Here'
Four down, a dozen to go.
Kurt Russell Defends Second Amendment, Violent Entertainment on The View
Hateful Eight star explains that gun rights are particularly important in an age of terrorism.
Did the White House Just Save Colorado's Marijuana from the Supreme Court?
Another Step Closer to Full Legalization
Hillary Clinton Will Win the Democratic Nomination But Is an Awful Candidiate
The former secretary of state, senator, and first lady is already running against Donald Trump. She might win, but the country will lose.
New York Rolls Back Solitary Confinement
The most successful solitary confinement reform this year will release 1,000 prisoners.
How Star Wars Unmasks Baby Boomers As America's Sith Lords
George Lucas' greatest triumph is charting a generation's passage from antiwar activism to running Abu Ghraib and secret kill lists.
