Holiday in Thailand, $60 for a Hospital Visit
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There is a War on Christmas—In the History Books
The holiday has been surprisingly strife-torn since America's beginning. But today's controversies don't begin to compare to the colonial-era ban.
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
New Study: The Main Thing Making College Crazy Expensive Is Student Loans
Restating the obvious.
The New York Times Complains of Drug Price Hikes While Raising Its Own Subscription Fees
The freedom to set prices free of government coercion makes for better newspapers and better medicine.
If You're Gay and Undateable, at Least You Can Now Donate Blood
FDA finally ending lifetime ban.
Thief Steals Woman's Car, Drives Off with Her Kids in Backseat. Cops Charge Woman with Abuse.
Punish the criminal and only the criminal
Video of Long Beach Killing by Police of Suspect Released; Officer Shot Partner, Then Both Shot Suspect
The crime for which Noel Aguilar had been apprehended? Riding a bike wearing headphones. Petty law enforcement claims another life.
The End of Doom Is the Anti-Doomsaying Book for This Decade
So says Purdue University President Mitch Daniels in the Wall Street Journal
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.
CRISPR Gene-Editing Is Scientific "Breakthrough of the Year"
"If scientists can dream of a genetic manipulation, CRISPR can now make it happen"
How Zoning Laws & Charges of 'Cultural Appropriation' Shut Down a Widow's Yoga Business
Manatee County, Florida, won't let Renee Bierbaum teach yoga and meditation in her own backyard.
Dutch Museum Renames Historic Paintings With More Politically Correct Names
PC hysteria: not just for Americans!
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.
Obama Frees Sharanda Jones and 94 Other Prisoners Serving Draconian Sentences
Obama's commutation record looks good in absolute numbers but paltry as a percentage of petitions.
Want My Blood? Get a Warrant.
Drivers should not be punished for balking at warrantless alcohol testing.
Closing Schools Over Terrorist Threats Creates New Problems
Stop the fear: Children are more likely to die in a car crash.
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.
Oberlin Students Accuse the Cafeteria of Cultural Appropriation
Inauthentic General Tso's chicken is a hate crime.
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.
California Has Plenty of Water—And Too Much Politics
California's politicians and regulators are making the drought worse.
New York Rolls Back Solitary Confinement
The most successful solitary confinement reform this year will release 1,000 prisoners.
America's Asymmetrical War on Terror
The U.S. government and its accomplices are waging actual war. In contrast, terrorists commit crimes.
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.
Will Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trigger Fans? At Least One.
MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry: "…I spent the whole day talking about the Darth Vader situation."
Looking For Star Wars: The Force Awakens Toys? Duh, You're a Crazy Fan Now.
Merchandise will make $3 billion in 2015 alone.
Is America's Military Interventionism an Extension of Its Gun Culture?
Tyler Cowen makes a fascinating but wanting argument.
Rap Group Once Targeted by F.B.I. Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Back in 1989, federal law enforcement took "Fuck tha Police" literally.
The Best and Worst Cities for School Choice
What's the best city in America for school choice?
Making the Case for Food Freedom and Free Speech
A series of important food lawsuits are fighting unconstitutional restrictions on free speech.
Uber, Lyft Drivers in Seattle Given Legal Go-Ahead to Unionize
How might union worker protection policies work along with a community-rating app system?
