Gun Control Proponents Are About To Face Political Reality

The ultimate impact of the Newtown tragedy on the nation’s gun laws is likely to be very limited.

Clinton Romesha Next Medal of Honor Recipient

The first seven men to be awarded the Medal of Honor for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan received it posthumously. Clinton Romesha will be the fourth in a row that’s lived to meet the president.

Jamelle Bouie’s TV Moving Dilemma

What does it mean to be privileged? It means not having to think about any of this, ever.

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The HO HO HOwitzer Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

The Latest Crazy Solution To the Debt Ceiling: IOU’s

Welcome to the latest crazy scheme to avoid reality.

Obama Hit For Lack Of Diversity In Reshuffled Cabinet

President Obama is taking some heat over the fact that his Second Term cabinet selections have been very white and very male.

Why We Won’t Be Leaving Afghanistan Any Time Soon

Basically, it’s inconsistent with the strategy.

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Zero U.S. Troops In Afghanistan After 2014 A Possibility

The idea of completely pulling out of Afghanistan after 2014 is very compelling.

Does Decapitating Terrorist Leaderships Work?

Killing their leaders doesn’t seem to be impacting the ability of jihadi groups to recruit and motivate more terrorists.

Just Say No To The Platinum Coin

Minting a Platinum Coin would be a really bad idea.

More People Have Traveled into Space Than Flown in a B-2 Bomber

More people have been to space than have flown in a B-2 stealth bomber.

Joyner Girls Rooting for Bama

It started September 1, with a 41-14 thumping of Michigan at Cowboys Stadium. Now, it all comes down to one game.

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The Camelbunga Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

The Debt Ceiling And The 14th Amendment

Resurrecting and old, and bad, idea.

John Boehner’s Side of the Fiscal Cliff Story

The Speaker’s version of what went down during the negotiations does not make the Speaker look good.

OTB Caption Contest

Time for the Monday OTB Caption ContestTM

Predicting the Future Is Hard, Old Man’s War Edition

Old Man’s war, a sci-fi novel about the distant future published in 2007, features Newsweek magazine, which went out of business in 2012.

Understanding how Congress Works

(As well as party behavior).

NHL Lockout Ends

The most idiotic labor dispute in sports history appears to have ended.

Stealth Tax Hikes

The new $450,000 income threshold is a political fiction.

The House GOP’s Nihilistic Anarchism

The House GOP is moving in an ever more dangerous direction.

The Debt Ceiling and the Remainder of the Fiscal Cliff

Are we really going to do this again? The answer appears to be yes.

Cory Booker Rocking Political Boats In New Jersey

Cory Booker’s decision to explore a run for the U.S. Senate has upset the powers-that-be in New Jersey Democratic politics.

Inside The Ridiculous Attempted Coup Against John Boehner

The attempted coup against John Boehner resembled something you’d see in a banana republic.

Revenue Problem or Spending Problem?

Kevin Drum argues that, “We Don’t Have a Spending Problem. We Have an Aging Problem.”