Bill Clinton Warns Democrats Against Overreaching On Gun Debate

Bill Clinton has a warning for his fellow Democrats.

How Liberal is President Obama?

Looking at the data? Not very.

Polarization in the Congress

Congress is historically polarized.

Guns and Tribalism

Josh Marshall explains what it’s like to be a non-gun person in a very pro-gun culture.

Romney Lie Technically True, Just Intentionally Misleading

The Weekly Standard is proud that Mitt Romney’s intentionally false Jeep ad was technically true.

Obama Revives The Reagan Doctrine

My latest for The National Interest, “Obama Doctrine, Reagan Doctrine,” is out.

GOP, Tea Party Hit New Lows In New Poll

The GOP has a serious image problem.

“Universal Background Checks” Likely Unenforceable

President Obama’s idea of “universal background checks” isn’t nearly as simple as it sounds.

Kucinich on Fox

40 Years Later, Majority Opposes Overturning Roe v. Wade

40 years later, the public continues to support the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade.

Did Obama Use Kids As Political Props?

Some have criticized the President for delivering his gun control speech before a group of children.

US Programmer Outsourced Coding to China, Watched Cat Videos

A company’s best programmer was a Chinese man working for a fifth of what lesser employees earned. Alas, one of those employees was getting paid the other four-fifths.

Obama’s Gun Plan Uses Sandy Hook, Wouldn’t Have Prevented It

President Obama has unveiled a set of restrictions that wouldn’t have stopped the Sandy Hook Massacre. Some are nonetheless be good policy.

Obama’s Gun Control Plan DOA In Congress?

Despite the push it’s likely to receive, most of President Obama’s gun control proposals will barely even see the light of day in Congress.

NRA Calls Obama ‘Elitist Hypocrite’ in New Ad

The NRA is calling President Obama an “elitist hypocrite” for opposing armed guards in schools while sending his own girls to school with armed guards.

Atlantic Scientology Advertorial

Monday, The Atlantic published and took down a sponsored article from the church of Scientology. Yesterday, it admitted it had “screwed up.”

NRA ‘Target Practice’ Game Not NRA’s (Or, Maybe it Is)

It turns out, the NRA behind the game is not the National Rifle Association.

The Politics Of Gun Control

Based on the polls, the odds of some changes to America’s gun control laws will become law. It’s unlikely they’ll accomplish anything, though.

Lance Armstrong: Cheater, Liar

Lance Armstrong finally confessed something pretty much everyone assumed was true.

New IRS Rules Designed to Help Adjunct Faculty Hurt Them

New rules mandating full-time benefits for instructors teaching 30 hours predictably led to their hours being cut.

Guns and Preventing Tyranny

The notion that guns prevent tyranny is based on fantasy and movies, not reality.

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A Credit Downgrade Warning Both Sides Should Listen To

Fitch is out this morning with a warning on the nation’s credit rating that both Republicans and Democrats need to listen to.

FARC Ceasefire Deadline on the Horizon

The negotiations continue.