NRA ‘Target Practice’ Game Not NRA’s (Or, Maybe it Is)
It turns out, the NRA behind the game is not the National Rifle Association.
The Politics Of Gun Control
Based on the polls, the odds of some changes to America’s gun control laws will become law. It’s unlikely they’ll accomplish anything, though.
Lance Armstrong: Cheater, Liar
Lance Armstrong finally confessed something pretty much everyone assumed was true.
New IRS Rules Designed to Help Adjunct Faculty Hurt Them
New rules mandating full-time benefits for instructors teaching 30 hours predictably led to their hours being cut.
Guns and Preventing Tyranny
The notion that guns prevent tyranny is based on fantasy and movies, not reality.
A Credit Downgrade Warning Both Sides Should Listen To
Fitch is out this morning with a warning on the nation’s credit rating that both Republicans and Democrats need to listen to.
Republican Debt Ceiling Strategy Doomed To Fail
The GOP is following a strategy on the debt ceiling that cannot possibly succeed.
Malik Obama Running for Kenya Governorship
Amusing in light of the birther nonsense:Obama half brother Malik seeks Kenya governor’s office.
Marco Rubio’s Common Sense Immigration Reform Ideas
Marco Rubio has some good immigration reform ideas. Will his fellow Republicans listen to him?
Republicans Foolishly Risking Default To Prove A Political Point
Once again, the House GOP is risking sending the economy into the tank to prove a political point.
Corvette Stingray Redesign
For its 60th anniversary, Chevrolet has redesigned the Corvette for 2014. It looks surprisingly like a Corvette.
Jodie Foster Comes Out, Surprising Only John Hinckley
In news you’ve known for years, Jodie Foster has announced that she’s a lesbian.
No Labels in Need of a Label
No Labels is attempting to relaunch itself after amounting to exactly nothing in the 2012 cycle. Let me save you the trouble: They won’t matter in 2014 or 2016, either.
The Platinum Coin Idea Is Officially Dead
The White House has shot down an idea that never deserved to be taken seriously.
Republican Foreign Policy in Name Only
Republican opposition to defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel reveals just how far the party’s thinking has drifted on foreign policy.
McCain and Hagel: United by Vietnam, Divided by Iraq
In “Veterans and Senate Buddies, Until Another War Split Them,” Elisabeth Bumiller profiles the relationship between Chuck Hagel and John McCain:
David Gregory Won’t Be Prosecuted for Technical Violation of DC Gun Law
David Gregory committed a technical violation of DC’s gun law to make a point on a national news show. Conservative gun control opponents are angry.
Gun Control Proponents Are About To Face Political Reality
The ultimate impact of the Newtown tragedy on the nation’s gun laws is likely to be very limited.
Clinton Romesha Next Medal of Honor Recipient
The first seven men to be awarded the Medal of Honor for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan received it posthumously. Clinton Romesha will be the fourth in a row that’s lived to meet the president.
Jamelle Bouie’s TV Moving Dilemma
What does it mean to be privileged? It means not having to think about any of this, ever.
The Latest Crazy Solution To the Debt Ceiling: IOU’s
Welcome to the latest crazy scheme to avoid reality.
Obama Hit For Lack Of Diversity In Reshuffled Cabinet
President Obama is taking some heat over the fact that his Second Term cabinet selections have been very white and very male.
