Stephen Hill, a US soldier serving in Iraq, was booed by some members of the audience at last night’s Republican debate.

Texas is ending the time-honored tradition of allowing condemned men to pick their last meal before being put to death.

Does America have a social contract? If so, is it broken?

It turns out DOJ didn’t have $16 muffins after all–they were just charged $16 for each muffin.

Making sure millionaires pay more tax than their secretary isn’t as easy as it sounds.

Rick Santorum is tired of “filth” atop Google searches for his name and wants the company to do something about it.

The DOJ needs to go on a low-carb diet.

Historian J. David Hacker argues that the death toll from the US Civil War is much higher than we think.

AP does a FACT CHECK: Are rich taxed less than secretaries? The answer: Generally speaking, no. But it’s complicated.

The top marginal rate was radically higher in recent memory.

In a truly bizarre move, Netflix is spinning off the DVD-by-mail business that built them into an international brand and going stream-only. Those wishing to keep getting movies will have to sign on to something called Qwikster.

Paul Krugman seems to believe that something like the bubble economy we enjoyed until it burst in 2008 could be had again if only our leaders were sufficiently bold.

As more details roll in on President Obama’s millionaire tax hike, it’s looking like it was drawn up by J. Wellington Wimpy: “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”

President Obama is proposing a special tax rate for millionaires.

Ivar Giaever, the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, has resigned from the American Physical Society over its declaration that “global warming is occurring” and that “the evidence is incontrovertible.”

NATO is still seen as essential by 62 percent of both EU and U.S. respondents, demonstrating that the transatlantic military bond is still, despite a rough decade, firmly entrenched in American and European views of the world.

Republicans have a plan to wrest half of the Keystone State’s electors from Obama.

College towns and lily white enclaves top the list of best educated cities.

Is there a trade-off in being polite?

Businessman Bob Turner (R) defeated state Assemblyman David Weprin (D) in the special election for the House seat held by former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D). State Sen. Mark Amodei (R) beat state Treasurer Kate Marshall (D) in a special election for the House seat left open by Sen. Dean Heller (R), who was appointed to replace Sen. John Ensign (R).

A record 46 million Americans are living in poverty.

While most of the Nike “pro combat” uniforms that college teams have worn over the last few years have been garish one-offs never seen again after their debut game, their revamp of the Navy unies is actually an upgrade

The Hoover Institution’s Henry I. Miller, MD takes to National Review to take on the subject of “Gardasil and the GOP.”

The US ambassador to Afghanistan said so in a recent interview, and it’s a stunning statistic if true. But it’s probably not.

It’s not a given that we’ll have a massive recovery during the next presidential term but it’s a pretty decent bet. And the party in power will get too much credit for it if it happens.

Ezra Klein argues that there aren’t many jobs for which Hill experience is an asset.

Jim Geraghty wins with “Last Night, Perry Couldn’t Inoculate Himself From Attacks.”

Governor Jan Brewer says Arizona will hold its primary February 28, per state law. This violates Republican primary rules and will almost certainly set off a chain reaction.

Support for interracial marriage is now almost universal across America.

Four American soldiers are now on the ground in Libya. Reports have them wearing boots.

Al Gore Places Infant Son In Rocket To Escape Dying Planet

The short-lived national unity spawned by the attacks of a decade ago was re-kindled for a few hours as former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush joined with Vice President Joe Biden to honor Flight 93.

Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall confirms that his site has been down since 5 pm owing to a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack.

A mustachioed German has once again sent the world into panic. This time, it involves euros not tanks.

A Wisconsin DOT official sent out a memo telling DMV staffers not to volunteer the availability of free voter identification cards.

If you haven’t experienced the joys of peddling around Germany with 15 of your closest friends while enjoying several liters of Munich’s finest, you’re too late.

Last night’s GOP debate was a two-man affair.

President Obama’s approval ratings are at an all-time low. Only 33% of whites and 48% of Hispanics approve. He’s still at 84% among blacks.

Killing’s our business and business is good.

Derek Thompson argues that “the real reason Americans fell so squeezed” is our obsession with productivity.

KARK weatherman Brett Cummins was asleep in a bathtub with a dead man wearing a dog collar lying next to him.

Are colleges teaching the right lessons about the 9/11 attacks?

Richard Cohen reports that people like Richard Cohen have lost their enthusiasm for Barack Obama.

51.5 percent of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s job performance. It’s still his race to lose.

The Maryland Terrapins upset the Miami Hurricanes 32-24 last night in college football’s opening weekend. But all anyone is talking about is the ugly uniforms.

The rapid spread of information on Twitter is challenging POLITICO’s business model.

Flashback: When David Petraeus was simply known as “Peaches” & was a member of the “French Club”