The “makers vs takers,” “the 99 percent vs. the 1 percent,” and “53 percent vs. 47 percent” memes are getting tiresome.

Fareed Zakaria declares “America’s election process an international embarrassment.” He’s right.

Charlie Murphy, Eddie’s funny brother, has some interesting thoughts on racism and free speech in an interview with Esquire.

A pointillist look at the 2012 election results, which does a fairer job of illustrating where, how many, and how people voted in the election

Kevin Clash was falsely accused of having sex with an underage boy. He merely had sex with a boy who was too young.

There’s been a bit of buzz of late about the fact that people in several states have filed petitions to secede from the Union. There shouldn’t be.

The Republican Party needs more than outreach to Hispanics to become a viable national party again.

Obama thinks he has a mandate to raise taxes on high earners. Republicans think they have a mandate to stop him.

As is often the case with sex scandals, pretty much everything ever written about General David Petraeus takes on an ironic double meaning in hindsight.

The scandal that led to P4’s downfall has many layers, none of them flattering to the most famous American general of his generation.

A passenger praying in the aisles will apparently get your plane priority landing privileges.

Tthere’s enough bad punditry going around that there’s no need to invent cases to expose.

If you’re a white Southerner who gets most of his information from Fox News and Rush Limbaugh, you probably don’t know a lot of people who voted for Barack Obama.

Why I supported Mitt Romney despite his constant flip-flopping, fibbing, and fecklessness.

An ode to one-term Congressman Allen West.

President Obama easily won re-election last night, carrying virtually all of the battleground states. Meanwhile, abortion, gay marriage, and recreational marijuana also won big.

As most rational observers expected, President Obama has carried Pennsylvania, like every Democratic nominee four the last five cycles before him.

In a posting for New Atlanticist titled “Status Quo Election,” I note the near total absence of foreign affairs from a presidential campaign that’s mercifully coming to an end.

Trending on Twitter this morning: “R.I.P. Paul Davis. The Navy Seal who killed Osama Bin Laden died in battle today. Retweet to honor him.”

Posting pictures of your ballot to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram is a crime in some parts of America.

If we elected presidents by a national telephone survey using Gallup’s likely voter screen, Mitt Romney would be a happy man.

In a silly quadrennial tradition, the residents of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire voted at midnight. It was a tie.

The bromance between President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has now become a love triangle with the addition of Bruce Springsteen.

Democrats Barack Obama and Tim Kaine have gained momentum in Virginia in weekend polling.

Barack Obama’s Washington is more foul-mouthed and course, according to no evidence whatsoever.

President Obama is likely to win re-election while overwhelmingly losing the white vote. Does it matter?

Could Romney win Ohio by ginning up Republican turnout and tamping down Democratic votes?

OTB bloggers give their best guesses on the House and Senate races.

The OTB gang give their best guess at the outcome of the 2012 presidential contest.

Utility crews from Alabama traveled to New Jersey to help get the power back on. They were turned away on account of not being unionized.

Mayor Bloomberg has decided to hold the New York Marathon Sunday even though millions are still without power and the city infrastructure is unable to cope with normal activity.

How Obama can have a 75 percent chance of winning an election despite being essentially tied in the polls:

We are fast approaching an era where robot-driven cars will not only be practical but mandatory.

A week out from the election, President Obama is a heavy favorite to win re-election. But the major press continues to pretend otherwise.

George Lucas has sold the Star Wars franchise to Disney, which has announced a new Star Wars movie for 2015.

Two years ago, Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others were killed in a plane crash in Russia. A new report has “traces of explosives” in the debris.

Were you impacted by Hurricane Sandy? If so, how did you fare?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been working tirelessly to ensure Barack Obama is a one-term president but has been effusive in praising Obama’s leadership during Hurricane Sandy.

I was struck by the degree to which WhiteHouse.gov looks like an Obama campaign site.

Do we really need to guard the Tomb of the Unknowns in the midst of a hurricane?

The nation’s capitol is closed in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy. But the Supreme Court will be reporting for duty.

Naturally, most of us are asking: What does this mean for next Tuesday’s election.

David Brooks tries to “describe what being a moderate means” in a way that most Americans would find puzzling.