To justify his misinformation, the Republican vice presidential candidate cited a report from a woman whose lost cat turned up, very much alive, in her own basement.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to ponder which election was the most important one in their lifetimes.
Donald Trump's running mate says he is willing to "create stories" if they help call attention to the costs of lax immigration policies.
San Francisco's prohibitionists worried that opium dens were patronized by "young men and women of respectable parentage" as well as "the vicious and the depraved."
San Francisco's prohibitionists worried that opium dens were patronized by "young men and women of respectable parentage" as well as "the vicious and the depraved."
Golden State municipalities are finally overturning their anti-cruising ordinances.
Restricting foreign real estate ownership has something for both sides—conservatives don't like foreigners, and progressives don't like capital.
A potent combination of puritanism, racism, and political opportunism is putting Asian masseuses and the people who support them in needless danger.
Is the angry reaction to the president's incendiary comments "all about politics"?
Historian Daniel Okrent looks back at the bigoted "intellectual justification" for anti-immigration policies.
Historian Daniel Okrent's new book, The Guarded Gate, recounts the history of bigotry, eugenics, and the "intellectual justification" of anti-immigration policies.
If its recent record is any indication, Winston Churchill might have been wrong about democracy.
The Washington Examiner story relies on a single, anonymous source who has no evidence to support her claims. It serves only to confirm existing biases.
Bans on drinking and eating in public and a host of other lousy rules could jeopardize Italy's culinary future.
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