OTB Caption Contest Winners
The Commode of Transportation Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Should Congress Just Kick The Can Down The Road?
Perhaps we should take a pass on trying to reach a deal on resolving issues propelling us toward the Fiscal Cliff.
Bush Tax Cuts and Clinton Tax Rates
Whenever a Republican mentions the ‘Bush tax cuts,’ they should also talk about going back to the ‘Clinton tax rates.’
Bootless Homeless Guy Bootless Again
A photograph of a New York cop putting boots on a homeless man went viral. The man remains bootless, however.
Asperger’s and Gender Identity Disorder No Longer Exist
The new psychiatric diagnostic manual does away with some common ailments and adds some new ones.
Jefferson Was Neither A Monster Nor A Saint
Vilifying Thomas Jefferson is as much as mistake as placing him on a pedestal.
Thomas Jefferson: Monster of Monticello?
In a NYT op-ed titled “The Monster of Monticello” Paul Finkelman expresses his befuddlement that people play down Thomas Jefferson’s legacy as a slave owner.
Reagan Won The Tax Debate. Now What?
Ronald Reagan won the tax fight. The debate now centers on whether to continue cutting taxes or slightly reverse the trend.
Harvey Mansfield Sees Crisis of American Self-Government
Harvard’s pet conservative offers a critique of the Democratic Party that reads like something from the OTB comments section.
West Point Chapel Hosts Lesbian Wedding
One of West Point’s first female graduates has married her long-time girlfriend at the Cadet Chapel.
Nick Saban Has Been Nick Saban A Very Long Time
In “Eyes on the Prize,” Chuck Culpepper looks at Saban’s first season as a head coach, with Toledo, way back in 1989-90. It seems that Nick Saban has been Nick Saban for a very long time.
Kansas City Chiefs Linebacker Jovan Belcher Murder-Suicide
Jovan Belcher, a linebacker with the Kansas City Chiefs, this morning murdered the mother of their 3-month-old baby before killing himself.
Drone Crashes at Civilian Airports Multiplying
US military drones are crashing at civilian airports around the world.
Republican Delusion On The Fiscal Cliff
Conservatives seem to be viewing the Fiscal Cliff through rose-colored glasses.
Parenting an Asperger’s Child
Ron Fournier details how Bill Clinton and George W. Bush taught him how to understand his son, Tyler, who has Asperger’s syndrome.
Raising Medicare Age Would Increase Costs?
NPR’s Julie Rovner makes a novel argument: Raising the Medicare eligibility age would actually increase the cost of Medicare.
