Virginia Veterans ID Card
Virginia has been offering ID cards to military veterans to make it easier to prove that they’re military veterans for months now.
BREAKING: Olympics Opened Hours Ago
Why the hell is CNN—which purports to be a news organization—pretending that NBC is live casting the Olympics?
It’s Okay to Lie About Politics But Not Breakfast Spreads
Why do we hold Nutella to a higher truth standard than our presidential candidates?
Teenage Rape Victim Facing Contempt Charges For Naming Her Attackers
A Kafkaesque legal proceeding is unfolding in Kentucky.
On Politicizing Tragedy
Once again, the usual suspects are exploiting tragedy for political purposes.
12 Dead, At Least 50 Wounded In Mass Shooting At Colorado Movie Theater
Terror erupted in a Colorado movie theater early this morning.
You Didn’t Build That!
President Obama set off a firestorm by claiming business owners didn’t build “that.”
Damascus Attack Kills Key Members Of Syrian Government
Several key members of the Syrian government were killed in a suicide bomb attack today in Damascus.
Whatever It Is, It’s Not Journalism
Reporters covering the 2012 election are letting the campaigns control what they report to a disturbing degree.
Romney Senior Adviser Ed Gillespie: Mitt “Retired Retroactively” From Bain
The Romney campaign went on television to address the Bain issue, but again they just seem to have muddied the water.
The 20 Most Powerful Television Moments Of The Past 50 Years
There are some glaring omissions from a recent list of television’s “most powerful” moments.
Technological Wonder Loss
We’ve reached a point where our wonder at modern technology fades almost instantaneously and is replaced by annoyance that our technology isn’t better
Why Do We Let Politicians Get Away With Lying?
Lies and misrepresentations in politics seem to be something the American people have come to, if not accept, at least expect.
June Jobs Report Brings Another Round Of Disappointment
With four months to go until Election Day, the Obama Campaign was greeted with a very dismal jobs report this morning.
Citizens United Was About Freedom Of Speech, Not “Corporate Rights.”
Opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United continue to miss the point of what the case was really about.
Anderson Cooper Is Gay, Almost Nobody Cares, And That’s A Good Thing
We’ve reached the point where public figures coming out of the closet is barely news anymore, and that’s a good thing.
Why NATO Won’t Go To War Over Syria Shooting Down Turkish Jet
Following yesterday’s shoot-down of a Turkish F-5 by Syria has once again raised the specter of NATO action under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. It’s not going to happen.
Social Network Dedicated To Knitting Runs Up Against The U.S. Olympic Committee
Sometimes, the law can be an ass.
Where Are The Women?
What hath a fury greater than a woman scorned? Hundreds of scorned women with Twitter accounts.
Journalists As Opposition Researchers
Jonathan Chait makes an astute observation about the media’s role in meme generation.
Intellectual Honesty in American Politics: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
A Bill Clinton parody account created by the Romney campaign is both clever and yet another sign of what’s wrong with American politics.
Obama’s Kill List: Does Anyone Care?
You have Martin Luther King’s statue in your office, but you are sending these unmanned drones out, and bombs are dropping on innocent people.
The Facebook I.P.O. Was Not A “Disaster.”
Contrary to what you’re hearing, the Facebook I.P.O. was a huge success.
Another Prominent Conservative Takes On The New Right
Michael Fumento becomes the latest prominent conservative to criticize what conservatism has become.
Conservative ‘Race War’ Meme
The people who gave us the “war on Christmas” are now touting an upsurge on black-on-white crime.
Cory Booker’s Kinsley Gaffe And The Relevance Of The Bain Attacks
Yesterday, Cory Booker committed the rookie mistake of saying what was on his mind.
