Edward Snowden Did Not Commit Treason

Edward Snowden has likely violated many laws, but, absent additional facts, treason is not one of them.

Grades, Resumes, Interviews Don’t Predict Job Success

The traditional tools used by hiring managers to find employees don’t work.

FAA May Relax Electronic Device Rules

The government may soon stop making you turn off your iPad for no apparent reason.

Rejection Letters of the Philosophers

A new blog, Rejection Letters of the Philosophers, “imagin[es] what the greats of history might have been faced with, had they been forced to publish or perish.”

English Kids Eat Dog Poop

Apparently, the prospect of a thousand pound fine isn’t enough to persuade Bristol’s dog owners to clean up after their pooches.

Was the American Civil War Worth It?

Yes, it ended slavery. But at a huge cost.

Remember Libya?

Libya continues to teeter on the brink of chaos.

Navy Sexual Assault Prevention Training at Sea

This is a problem of culture and leadership that can’t wait.

Border Security, Or Just Immigration Reform Obstructionism?

Opponents of immigration reform are using “border security” as a shield to hide their true desire to kill the very idea of immigration reform.

U.S. To Scrap Some Military Equipment Rather Than Take It Out Of Afghanistan

About $7 billion in military equipment now in Afghanistan will be scrapped rather than returned to the U.S.

FBI Admits It Uses Surveillance Drones In The U.S.

Thanks to one question from one Senator, we learned yesterday that the FBI has used surveillance drones inside the United States.

Exodus International, ‘Curing’ Gays Since 1976, Closes

The leader of a ministry that has been trying to cure gays since 1976 has announced that he’s gay.

OTB Caption Contest

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption ContestTM

CBO Report Cites Economic Benefits Of Immigration Reform

A new Congressional Budget Office report finds real economic benefits from immigration reform.

Do Personal Relationships Matter In International, Or Domestic, Politics?

Does it matter if political leaders like each other on some personal level? Sometimes it does.

West Virginia Teen Faces Jail Time For Wearing NRA T-Shirt To School

An absolutely ridiculous criminal case out of West Virginia.

Syrian Rebels Today, Syrian Taliban Tomorrow

Radical Islamists now dominate the Syrian opposition. And you’re arming them.

Men’s Wearhouse Fires George Zimmer

George Zimmer, the founder and public face of Men’s Wearhouse since 1973, has been fired as CEO.

Who Cares About Jimmy Hoffa’s Body?

What possible value would it have almost four decades after the fact that justifies expending not inconsiderable taxpayer resources?

Questions For “Constitutional Conservatives” Regarding The House’s Abortion Bill

Why did House Republicans vote overwhelmingly for a bill that their own theories would find to be unconstitutional?

Drone Pilots Are Bored

Going from flying a real airplane to operating a drone in Alamagordo sucks.

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OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Clown Wars Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Republican Political Calculations On Immigration Reform: Complicated, And Contradictory

There are risks to Republicans in blocking immigration reform, but there are also incentives for them to block immigration reform. Getting past that contradiction to passage isn’t going to be easy.

John Boehner’s Narrow Path To Immigration Reform

John Boehner clearly wants to see an immigration bill passed this year, but he has a very narrow path to victory.