Politics
Cochran Victory Proves Once Again That Incumbents Generally Triumph
The outcomes in Mississippi and elsewhere show that ousters of incumbents are the exception that proves the rule.
Hillary Clinton: She Works Hard for the Money
It's time for the former secretary of state to learn Economics 101.
The Challenge of Measuring Obamacare's Results
Several recent decisions have made tracking the health law's outcomes more difficult.
Republicans and Democrats Are To Blame For the Iraq War Disaster
Both sides seem all-too-capable of repeating the same mistakes again.
Legendary Actor Gary Oldman Outs Himself as a 'Libertarian'
Also Upset That He Can't Call Nancy Pelosi the C-Word
Obama Presidency 'Over'? We Can Only Wish.
Whether in the laws he signed or the cavalier way that he disregards them, the Obama presidency is far from over
Sotomayor Praises Affirmative Action and Legacy Admissions, Doesn't Realize Those Things Are Awful
Sotomayor thinks legacy admissions are somehow helping the disadvantaged, when in reality they do the opposite.
Sen. Rand Paul: "The war on drugs has had a racial outcome…and I want to try to fix it."
"Why are the prisons full of black and brown kids?"
We're Living in Kinky Friedman's America
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: 'I'm more Jewish than you think I am.'
Krist Novoselic's Alternative Politics
The Nirvana bassist on voting, farming, anarchism, heroin, and Kurt Cobain.
Let's Stop Kidding Ourselves: 90 Percent of Congressional Incumbents Will Win Re-election
All signs tell us that incumbents should be grabbed by their lapels and shoved to the curb-but most won't be.
P.M. Links: Pope Keeps Dopey Anti-Dope Stance, Paul Ryan Doesn't Believe IRS Just 'Lost' Lerner Emails
Pope Francis announced his total opposition to drug legalization, even decriminalization of marijuana.
The IRS Had a Contract With an Email Backup Company
The IRS had a contract with email backup service vendor Sonasoft starting in 2005
Authoritarian Library Demands Censorship After Publication of Anti-Clinton Files
U of A proves once again that libraries are vestiges of Soviet thinking.
Do College Students Really Need a Law to Say No to Sex?
How California Democrats are trying to get into your bedroom.