The U.S. Air Campaign Against ISIS Is Much Bigger Than You Think

Their places are being filled by students who pay higher tuition rates.

Frank Foer proclaims, “Amazon Must Be Stopped. It’s too big. It’s cannibalizing the economy.”

A massacre is about to unfold “a stone’s throw” from Turkey’s border.

Germany’s new defense minister has promised a more robust role but lacks the ability to back her words with action.

Sweden is set to recognize Palestine as an independent state.

We’ve got one foot in two very different technological worlds.

People possess a strong reciprocity instinct and are much more likely to purchase a product if they’ve taken a free sample.

Corporal Jordan Spears died in a V-22 accident in operations against the Islamic State.

Could the GOP offer a positive governing agenda if they controlled Congress?

Amazon warehouse workers want to be paid for time going through security checks to leave work.

Elected representatives, not soldiers, make policy. But there are times when generals should make a stand.

The classic “Tom and Jerry” cartoons of the 1940s and 1950s come with a “racial prejudice” warning from Amazon.

The nation’s newspaper of record is slashing its reporting team.

Making the rounds today: “Internationally acclaimed barrister Amal Alamuddin marries an actor.”

WaPo’s Emily Wax-Thibodeaux reports that, “At CIA Starbucks, even the baristas are covert.”

The Khorasan Group is, functionally, al Qaeda. Or is it?

Trending on Twitter this morning is a collection of infographics compiled by Ezra Klein under the heading “22 maps and charts that will surprise you.”

When I saw the entry at memeorandum proclaiming that “Wikipedia Is Now Trying To Eliminate The Federalist’s Online Entry,” I was flummoxed.

Danny Sullivan reflects on the end of another era.

A fired Oklahoma worker beheaded a woman and was attacking another when he was shot. Workplace violence? Or terrorism.

Only one man can say that he has both recorded a jazz album with Lady Gaga and liberated a Nazi death camp.

The Ezra Klein-less Wonkblog makes us feel good about our drinking habits.

There is apparently such a thing as too Jewish.

Americans have long been lampooned for not speaking a second language. Now our cousins across the Pond are getting it, too.

The Worldwide Leader has a conflict of interest. But it handled it correctly in this case.

Jess Zimmerman offers “An ingenious way to save the comments section,” if she does say so herself.

A member of FIFA’s inner circle says Qatar won’t be hosting the 2022 World Cup after all.

These segments are usually unfair; they outdid themselves this time.

The thought they’d win big and silence the Scottish separatists. They were wrong.

A heartwarming story. But why don’t minor league coaches have insurance?

Everyone knows that Israel has had nuclear weapons for decades. Don’t tell anyone—it’s a secret.

Dedicated reading improves our brains and our health—unless it’s on a computer screen.

A scandal erupted when the Chinese people learned their leaders were flying first class and staying in five-star hotels. Problem solved!

Self-described socialist Bernie Sanders is contemplating an independent run for the presidency.

The Army brass is worried about its diversity in critical mid-level posts.

The courts have been striking them down at a dizzying pace since June.

The plan won’t achieve achieve its stated goals.

The Global War on Terror isn’t over after all.

Today’s sports media more closely resemble Court TV and TMZ than the SportsCenter of yore.

Apple announced a stunning array of upgraded and new products yesterday.

The firing actually hurts Janay Rice much more than it does Ray.

Dan Froomkin says Obama is as bad as Bush, if not worse.

Obama’s current policy—tactical level strikes with no obvious long-term strategic aim—may well be the best we can hope for.

A lower court judge has upheld the Louisiana Constitution’s limitation of marriage to “one man and one woman.”

Michele Willens wonders, “When Did We Get So Old?”

Massive US intervention has for now liberated Amerli, averting humanitarian disaster. Another crisis looms.

Bestiality and prostitution are legal in Denmark. And not just separately.

AV Club produces an impressive overview of the entire Trek franchise.