Ben Carson Picked For HUD Secretary

An odd choice for HUD Secretary.

Trump Announces He Will ‘Leave His Business,’ But Provides Few Details

Donald Trump says he will ‘leave his business,’ but is providing very few details and continuing to leave the impression that he will enter office with more conflicts of interest than any previous President in American history.

Erick Erickson’s Struggles

The erstwhile Republican firebrand and current NeverTrumper shares his personal struggles.

Headline of the Day

Happy Blogiversary

“They” Wins

Blog Fatigue

As longtime OTB readers may have noticed, I’m not writing much these days.

Joe Biden Still Wants You To Think He’s Running For President

Hillary Clinton continues to look more inevitable by the day, but Joe Biden doesn’t want to go away just yet.

Andrew Sullivan Calling it Quits

Andrew Sullivan has “decided to stop blogging in the near future.”

Signifying Nothing

What have our efforts to improve the Afghan economy accomplished?

Kevin Drum Has Cancer

Wikipedia Wants to Eliminate The Federalist! Oh, noes!

When I saw the entry at memeorandum proclaiming that “Wikipedia Is Now Trying To Eliminate The Federalist’s Online Entry,” I was flummoxed.

‘Open and Free’ Compared to What?

The “open and free” Internet is an ideal type, not a myth.

It’s August, So It Must Be Time To Complain About Presidential Vacations Again

The chattering class is chattering about the President’s vacation again. It really is quite tiresome.

GOP Establishment Pushes Back Against Calls For Impeachment

Led by Speaker John Boehner, Republican leaders are trying to placate calls for impeachment.

Blogs Are Dead, Long Live Blogging

As the medium matures, something important is being lost.