North Carolina Owes Feds $2.4 Billion for Unemployment Funding
State legislators working out plan to pay funds back
Politics
Settlement with Newark Police Over Illegal Camera Arrest Includes New Camera Polices
People have a right to film police
Owner of Mustang Ranch Wins County Commissioner Seat in Nevada
A brothel is just a business says the "dye-in-the-wool" Republican
Unions vs. Democratic Mayors
The longstanding love affair between Democrats and organized labor is on the rocks.
Israel-Palestine Protesters Clash at Los Angeles Rally
Emotions run high surrounding the newest violence in the Middle East
[UPDATED!] Do We Really Need More Teachers Who Have Kids Draw on Slow Readers' Faces With Permanent Markers?
Reason 24/7 News flagged this story a few days ago and I think it deserves a second post at the site. It's about a teacher who instructed some students to draw on the faces of others - in permanent marker! - as punishment for poor reading-test results.
DOJ-Led Reforms of Las Vegas PD Could Be National Model
The Obama administration has stepped up federal reviews of police departments accused of civil rights violations
David Petraeus Retains a Lawyer
CIA, Justice Department, and Congress are all investigating the circumstances behind his affair and resignation
Republican Reconsideration of Immigration
Even if it's for the wrong reasons, it's good to see conservatives rethinking their position.
What a True Food Movement Looks Like
Much has been made of late of a "food movement" that would restrict our right to make our own food choices. But victories for food freedom in Denmark, California, and (hopefully) New York City show the true food movement is something else altogether.
Reince Priebus to Run for RNC Chair Again
Political proofreaders, copy editors burst into tears
The Israel-Gaza Conflict, Egypt and the United States
The violence intensifies even as Obama and Netanyahu discussed "de-escalation"
Who Removed Reference to Terrorists From Talking Points on Benghazi?
No one seems to know, according to lawmakers attending hearings this week
Republicans Introducing Romney to Undercarriage of Bus
Many not interested in having the former nominee as a standard-bearer moving forward
Hostess Firing All Its Workers, Going Bankrupt After Union Refused to Compromise
The union's leaders, of course, will remain employed. Hope those dues were worth it!
Christie on Romney Post-Election Comments: Don't Like Scapegoating, When You Lose, You Lost
Facing his own re-election in 2013
If California Is America's Greece, What Is Illinois?
American anti-austerity movement gets big boost in blue states
2016 Begins: GOP Governors Begin Sketching Plans
Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, Bob McDonnell, Scott Walker
Secession and the Politics of Venting
Why we talk about proposals that aren't actually going to happen.
Conservatives Cope with Electoral Defeat by Seceding from Reality
Secession isn't the answer to last week's defeat at the ballot box.
9 8 Libertarian 'Spoilers' in One Handy Chart! [UPDATED]
On Monday, I noted six federal races in which the Libertarian Party candidate on Nov. 6 received considerably more votes than the margin of victory of a winning Democrat over a losing Republican.
Petraeus: Not Sure Why White House Talking Points Didn't Match CIA's on Benghazi
Says he was clear with Congress from the beginning that it was a terrorist attack
Reason Writers Around Town: Mike Riggs in The New Republic on the Prohibition Movement's Shrinking War Chest
In every state with a marijuana-related ballot initiative, prohibitionists were financially out-gunned by the marijuana legalization movement (including Oregon, where the pro-pot side managed to raise less than $70,000).
Chris Christie Touts Merit-Based Pay in New Newark Teachers' Contract
Failure is the norm at many schools
British Buddhist Monk Sets Himself Alight in French Monastery
More than 30 similar protests have been carried out in Tibet since March 2011
Family of Girl Bodyslammed By Cop to Sue
President of the Arlington Police Association believes the officer did nothing wrong
Three People Have Committed Suicide in Spain Over Evictions in Less Than a Month
Government has announced an end to mortgage-related evictions
London Mayor Calls For Relaxing Visa Requirements For Indian Workers and Students
Boris Johnson made the comments ahead of visit to India
Alabama Secession Petition Started By Man Who Had Bad Experience With Government
Regulations meant he had to close his topless car wash
Number of Greeks and Spaniards Heading to Germany on the Rise
Unsurprising trend of economic refugees
