So, how did we get to the point where a fat, condescending, serial adulterer who left office in disgrace twelve years ago is the latest challenger for the conservative mantle?

Herman Cain has either doubled down on his foreign policy ignorance or proven himself a man of great nuance.

We’re running out of excuses.

William Shatner loves deep-fried turkey, but over many Thanksgivings and Christmases he’s made mistakes, burned himself, and nearly burned down his house. In this dramatic retelling, Bill shows us how dangerous turkey fryers can be.

Long time Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine has been accused of molesting ball boys.

The former pizza executive is a smart guy. But he’s not fit to run the country.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the green beret as the official headgear of US Army Special Forces.

My latest for The Atlantic: “Some Reasons Not to Worry About Republican Foreign Policy Craziness”

Now that Occupy Wall Street is unable to occupy Wall Street, its leaders will have to come up with new ways to keep the pressure on. Some crazies are threatening to take the movement over in the meantime.

Doug Feith’s replacement is prettier and softer spoken.

Italy’s new government is comprised exclusively of un-elected experts.

A trailer for Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox using dialogue from Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds

John Hawkins has compiled a list of The Top 20 Most Influential Black Republicans. It’s not impressive.

Joe Paterno recently sold his share of their house to his wife for $1, presumably to shield it from legal settlements.

Bob Knight coached Mike Krzyzewski at West Point. Now, Coach K has broken his mentor’s record for all-time victories as a head coach.

Will we wind up with a backdoor mandate? Or a single payer system?

Twitter is abuzz with news that Congress has declared pizza to be a vegetable. It’s actually not news at all.

Chelsea Clinton’s hiring as an NBC personality is another hit for the meritocracy myth.

The Big Ten has decided that naming its championship trophy after a man who enabled the raping of multiple children is a bad idea.

CBS accidentally admits that they are giving less attention to some of the Republican contenders.

President Obama ended the tradition of native costumes for the APEC Summit.

The venerable conservative columnist once endorsed Romney as a “good option for the Right” but now calls him “the pretzel candidate”

As if we needed another child rape scandal involving a famous institution of higher learning . . .

Huntsman will gain little if any traction and none of the frontrunners really helped or hurt themselves.

Details are still sketchy but two men are dead in separate shootings at Occupy Oakland (California) and Occupy Burlington (Vermont).

Rick Perry’s “oops” moment may have closed the door on his presidential ambitions but it has opened the window for a promising career as a comic.

Michael Ellsberg argues that “Trying to Learn Clear Writing in College is Like Trying to Learn Sobriety in a Bar.”

The firing of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno led to a full-blown riot by outraged students.

The remains of US servicemen killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were thrown out with the trash.

The theory that Rick Perry is not a complete moron took another serious blow in last night’s debate.

Penn State president Graham Spanier has been told to resign or be fired for his part in covering up a child rape scandal.

A dwindling proportion of students are majoring in STEM fields. They’re likely making the wise choice.

A DC area community parted ways with the company running its traffic cameras after repeated errors of absurd magnitude.

Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected a Republican law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public employees–and also rebuked the health insurance mandate central to ObamaCare.

Mississippi voters easily defeated an amendment to the state constitution that declared life begins at conception.

If you thought Niall Ferguson was an insufferable git in print, just wait

Penn State is cleaning house, including the legendary Joe Paterno.

Obama to Sarkozy on Netanyahu: “You’re sick of him — but I have to deal with him every day!”

A new poll shows a plurality of people now have an unfavorable view of the Occupy movement.

The Electoral College doesn’t matter in the way pundits think it does.

Perversely, highly qualified nominees for the courts are more likely to be rejected by Congress.

Barry Ritholtz lists a dozen causes of the financial crisis.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will resign after the makeup of the nation’s new coalition government is decided