President Obama’s approval numbers have dropped 9 points since the Egypt crisis broke out.

Is American policy in the Middle East dictated by national interest or interest groups?

While most Americans consider themselves “conservatives,” some conservatives exclude most Americans from the definition.

European subsidies have given Airbus a competitive advantage over America’s Boeing in commercial aircraft salesboein. The reverse is true on military aircraft.

Kenneth Cole used a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Cairo protests to promote its new spring collection.

While illegal immigration in the United States remains enormous, it has dropped considerably over the last three years.

The federal government’s newest dietary guidelines have finally stated that which has long been between the lines: Americans eat too damn much food.

The Pittsburg Steelers and the Green Bay Packers are the 2nd and 5th most popular teams in the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys are number one and the St. Louis Rams bring up the rear at 32.

How rich is the United States? Our poor are richer than the richest in India.

Al Jazeera English is kicking the butts of the American news networks on the Egypt story. Why?

Drivers are suddenly finding that they can’t renew their drivers license because other states have imposed a hold, sometimes for outstanding tickets dating to the Reagan administration.

The Obama administration’s slow and cautious response to Egypt’s protest was frustrating. And correct.

The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” would remove the exception for non-forcible rape.

The post-Sputnik innovation wave was sparked by government investment, not the entrepreneurial spirit.

Should we spread liberal democracy by force? If necessary!

The Senate leadership has agreed to exempt 1/3 of nominations from the confirmation process.

Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders explain why Aaron Rodgers’ ranking as the best quarterback in NFL history is absurd.

A suit against a newspaper for not removing an old story about a college football player was tossed.

Jon Huntsman is running for president. Who the hell is Jon Huntsman, you say?

Amy Chua captured the two things we fear most: the Chinese and our children.

Was the 2011 SOTU a blatant rip-off of past speeches? Or simply banal?

State and AID budgets are a rounding error in the Defense budget.

Michele Bachmann’s TEA Party response to SOTU 2011 was embarrassingly bad.

First impressions of the 2011 State of the Union address.

Volokh Conspirator Stewart Baker wonders whether Jesse Ventura’s complaints about TSA groping making him a “wussy.”

An Ohio woman was convicted of two felony counts for sending her kids to good schools.

After years of flying people for less than it cost and trying to make it up with volume, the airlines have changed course.

The Illinois Supreme Court has issued a partial stay, keeping Rahm Emanuel on the ballot for Chicago mayor.

Actor Alec Baldwin is among hundreds being targeted by New York City for tax evasion. Is it reasonable to have to prove where you live?

Thomas Lowry fraudulently altered the date of an 1864 pardon from Abraham Lincoln to make it look like it was written on the date of his 1864 assassination.

Clarence Thomas has amended 13 years’ worth of disclosure reports.

Antonin Scalia hasn’t attended the State of the Union address in a decade and will continue that tradition tonight.

The home mortgage interest deduction benefits Democrat-voting states most! Is the fix in?

Here’s how terrorists get past airport security: don’t bother to go through it.

The Beast has released its The 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2010, which I gather is supposed to be amusing rather than taken seriously.

Fitness guru Jack LaLanne has succumbed to the inevitable at the ripe old age of 96.

A new study casts new light on the importance of testing students to reinforce their grasp of information.