TSA Touts Toothpaste Tube Terror Threat

Just when it became safe to keep your shoes and tablets on, a new threat to the friendly skies has emerged: toothpaste.

RadioShack To Close 500 Stores, America Surprised To Learn RadioShack Still Exists

Can you still buy batteries there, though?

ObamaCare Will Push 2 Million Out of Work! And That’s a Good Thing!

A CBO report on the Affordable Care Act is getting a polarized reading.

CVS To Stop Selling Tobacco Products

CVS makes a business decision that is earning it kudos for the most part.

Middle Class Shopping Less at Lousy Stores, Eating Less at Lousy Restaurants

Demand for mid-range goods and services seems to be on the decline.

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Amanda Knox And Extradition: More Likely Than You Might Think

Yes. Amanda Knox could be extradited.

Army Recruiting Fraud Scandal

Hundreds of soldiers allegedly scammed a system that awarded bonuses for referring recruits.

Medal Fatigue

The US military needs to cull and standardize its bloated award system.

The Best Super Bowl Commercial Ever

Apple’s “1984” Super Bowl commercial ran only once, but it remains in a class by itself.

Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead at 46

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is reportedly dead of a drug overdose at the age of 46.

Was Amanda Knox Subjected to “Double Jeopardy?” Don’t Be So Sure About It

The idea that Amanda Knox was subjected to what we consider “double jeopardy” doesn’t seem to withstand scrutiny.

Mitt Romney 2016

A certain wealthy man with good hair is doing very well in a meaningless poll.

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Henry Waxman and What’s Wrong with Congress

Ordinarily, when a man retires from a job after four decades at the age of 75, the reason is self-evident.

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A Basic Fact about the Minimum Wage

Please, for accuracy’s sake, figure inflation into discussions of the history of the minimum wage.

Most Americans Now See Iraq And Afghanistan Wars As Failures

Most Americans now see America’s decade of war as a failure.

Amazon as Non-Profit

Does it matter if companies make a profit?

Twice as Good with Half as Much

Ta-Nehisi Coates explores his complicated reaction to the first African-American president.