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.
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.
OTB Caption Contest Winners
The Worst. DWTS. Couple. Ever. Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Republican Debt Ceiling Strategy Doomed To Fail
The GOP is following a strategy on the debt ceiling that cannot possibly succeed.
Malik Obama Running for Kenya Governorship
Amusing in light of the birther nonsense:Obama half brother Malik seeks Kenya governor’s office.
Marco Rubio’s Common Sense Immigration Reform Ideas
Marco Rubio has some good immigration reform ideas. Will his fellow Republicans listen to him?
Republicans Foolishly Risking Default To Prove A Political Point
Once again, the House GOP is risking sending the economy into the tank to prove a political point.
Corvette Stingray Redesign
For its 60th anniversary, Chevrolet has redesigned the Corvette for 2014. It looks surprisingly like a Corvette.
Jodie Foster Comes Out, Surprising Only John Hinckley
In news you’ve known for years, Jodie Foster has announced that she’s a lesbian.
No Labels in Need of a Label
No Labels is attempting to relaunch itself after amounting to exactly nothing in the 2012 cycle. Let me save you the trouble: They won’t matter in 2014 or 2016, either.
The Platinum Coin Idea Is Officially Dead
The White House has shot down an idea that never deserved to be taken seriously.
Republican Foreign Policy in Name Only
Republican opposition to defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel reveals just how far the party’s thinking has drifted on foreign policy.
McCain and Hagel: United by Vietnam, Divided by Iraq
In “Veterans and Senate Buddies, Until Another War Split Them,” Elisabeth Bumiller profiles the relationship between Chuck Hagel and John McCain:
David Gregory Won’t Be Prosecuted for Technical Violation of DC Gun Law
David Gregory committed a technical violation of DC’s gun law to make a point on a national news show. Conservative gun control opponents are angry.
