No, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Is Not An Enemy Combatant. He Is A Criminal.

The Boston Marathon bomber must be tried in a court of law.

North Korea Calming Down?

In a chaotic week, one source of chaos was remarkably quiet.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Miranda, And The Public Safety Exception

What Miranda does and does not cover and what consequences follow if police do not comply.

Boston Bombing Suspect Won’t Be Read His Miranda Rights

A strange loophole in the law means Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be questioned without being advised of his Miranda Rights.

Al Neuharth, Founder of USA Today, Dies At 89

The man who changed the way Americans viewed newspapers, just before newspapers themselves began getting pushed aside by technology, has died at the age of 89.

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The In Sheep Dip – Baaaa’d Puns Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Boston Was Shutdown Today. Should It Have Been?

An American city was essentially shut down today. Was that the right thing to do?

24/7 News Even When There’s No News

A sensational story, little solid information, and instant analysis are a bad combination

A No Vote On Manchin/Toomey Is Unlikely To Hurt Any Senator

The odds that any of the Senators who voted no on Manchin/Toomey will pay a political price for doing so is low.

Ad: Mark Sanford Should Just Keep Walking

“Mark Sanford walked out on us, violated our trust … maybe Mark Sanford should just keep walking.”

The US Senate, Where Down is Up

The filibuster is now so commonplace that it’s baked into the expectations.

Famous People Die Young Unscientific Study Finds

Famous people may die sooner than the rest of us. Then again, they may not.

Superman Turns 75

Today is the 75th anniversary of Superman.

The Day CNN Melted Down In Boston

Yesterday was not a good day for the Cable “News” Network.

Gabby Giffords on the Gun Lobby

Gabby Giffords writes an emotional diatribe filled with non sequiturs that does nothing to advance the debate.

Brittney Griner is Gay and No One Cares

Prominent female athletes have been able to be openly gay for decades. Why can’t their male counterparts?

Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

As many as 15 are dead and more than 160 injured after a West, Texas fertilizer plant exploded.

Transgender Individidual Arrested For Exposing Breasts Jailed With Men

If you expose your breasts in rural Georgia but have a penis, jailers are liable to think you’re a dude and make fun of you.

OTB Caption Contest

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption ContestTM

Boston’s Hospitals Have Done An Amazing Job

The events in Boston on Monday were tragic, but there was one shining success.

Further Thoughts On Gun Control And Voter Intensity

The politics of gun control is not nearly as easy as its supporters believe it to be.