Robert Bork Dead at 85
Robert Bork, the controversial jurist whose failed Supreme Court bid ushered in a new climate in American politics, has died at 85.
Robert Bork, the controversial jurist whose failed Supreme Court bid ushered in a new climate in American politics, has died at 85.
Firearms are set to pass the automobile as the instrument for American deaths.
The The Government’s Giving Away Free Stuff Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Six weeks ago, we held a non-binding referendum asking Americans who they’d like for president. Yesterday, the real election was held.
Conor Friedersdorf contends “The U.S. Already Had a Conversation About Guns—and the Pro Side Won.”
Germany recognizes a right to use pseudonyms online and has ordered Facebook to honor it.
Obsessive media coverage makes us believe mass shootings are far more common than they actually are.
Joe Lieberman has had a change of heart on term limits: He’s now for them.
The latest offer from John Boehner includes a significant concession.
Gabrielle Ludwig played college basketball as a man 25 years ago; now, she’s playing as a woman.
Will the massacre of twenty children in a Connecticut elementary school mark a turning point in America’s gun culture? Don’t count on it.
Is it good to live in a world where news of a massacre can travel around the world in an instant?
Another day, another shooting spree in America.
Mitt Romney’s campaign is wildly overcharging the media for the privilege over covering them.
Almost a decade ago, Roger Ebert wondered if making mass murderers famous doesn’t provide a perverse incentive.
President Obama’s recent statements on the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington are not consistent with his own Administration’s policies.
For weeks now, I’ve found Gmail virtually unusable. I’ve tried switching back to Firefox from Chrome. I’ve tried turning off Google Labs. Nothing seems to work.
Apparent tragedy at a Connecticut Elementary School.
Today, there are many millions of Americans who can tell one Kardashian sister from another, but have no idea that Barack Obama has compiled the worst presidential record since Jimmy Carter.