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

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

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

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

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

Does it matter if companies make a profit?

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

The American justice system is unique.

Gizmodo’s Brian Barrett explains “Why the South Fell Apart in the Snow.”

Ezra Klein has put out a teaser of the project that he left WaPo to pursue.

Two experts debate the topic, demonstrating how little we really know.

Republican leaders continue to say stupid things. They may still retake the Senate in November.

Dinesh D’Souza has been indicted by a federal grand jury for being incredibly stupid.

Conor Friedersdorf turns the oft-asked question on its head.

A man who viewed two photographs of a child abuse victim has been ordered to pay $3.4 million in damages.

Apple is pledging to fix a bug in iOs 7 that I have never experienced and never heard of.

One of the perils of the Internet age is that companies constantly go belly up, leaving their customers in a lurch

On the day that news broke that Ezra Klein and Wonkblog are leaving the Washington Post, the Volokh Conspiracy made its debut there.

Less than a month out of office, the Old Dominion’s former chief executive is facing 14 counts.

Wonkblog’s founder is leaving the Washington Post to start a new media outlet of his own.

Blogging has changed much over the last decade, and not all for the good.

The advice “Do what you love. Love what you do” is not without pitfalls.

Dr. Alexandros Petersen, a scholar of Eurasian energy and a former colleague at the Atlantic Council, was killed in a bomb blast in Kabul.

Most peer-reviewed research is crap.

Former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman succeeds Chuck Hagel.

Our profound condolences to Doug Mataconis on the loss of his father.

Iran has promised to roll back parts of its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

Polarization is not the cause of our problems.

Dave Weigel has identified “The funniest part of Robert Gates’ very serious new memoir.”

Many of America’s great writers were alcoholics.

The IDF has finally put a woman in command of a battalion. They’re decades behind American forces.

If you’re still not convinced that we lost the war in Iraq, this should settle the argument.

Chief Justice Roberts is sounding the alarm over deep cuts to the public defender program.

The Marine Corps’ plan to make women take the same fitness test as men has hit a wee snag.

Nobody gets the airplane they wanted but at least they’re paying more for the one they’re getting.

UPS and FedEx underestimated their capacity needs and failed to deliver packages in time for Christmas.

A man dressed as Santa was shot in the back with a pellet gun while handing out presents to underprivileged children in Southeast DC. Naturally.

A Montana man has been ordered to write “Boys do not hit girls” 5000 times after a brutal assault against his girlfriend.

While I concur with the “intent, justice, legality, and morality” of the decision, I nonetheless oppose it.

Airlines are squeezing ever-larger passengers into ever-smaller spaces. Naturally, the passengers are taking it out on the other passengers.

Scientists have discovered that heterosexual men alter their behavior around women.

Michelle Howard has become the highest ranking woman in the history of the US Navy–and the US military, period.

The Economist reports that “The coffee insurgency” is winning.

The First Daughters are approaching dating age and the First Papa has some thoughts on the matter.

At least one person wonders why the US Army honors Confederate generals.

The U.S. delegation to Russia’s Sochi Olympics will feature no high profile politicians and several openly gay athletes.

Ron Fournier sees major similarities but ignores key differences.