Sam Hurd and the War on Drugs
Calvin Watkins considers “The sad case of Sam Hurd,” a former wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears.
Why Marriage Equality Matters
A case from Missouri provides an excellent example of why it matters that states forbid people who love each other from being married.
Information Segregation And Political Polarization
Whether in the blogosphere or on television, people are increasingly only accessing sources of news and opinion that confirm their pre-conceived ideas.
Social Conservatives Make An Empty Threat
Social conservatives are seeing their clout slip away, but there’s not much they can do about it.
Coming Next: A Senate Deal On Immigration
The Senate looks like it’s about ready to take up a bipartisan immigration reform package.
The Background Check Deal: Grandstanding Or Good Idea?
The Manchin/Toomey proposal on background checks isn’t perfect, but it isn’t horrible either.
‘North Korea Has Launched a Missile’ Tweet Prematurely Launched
Officials in the Japanese city of Yokohama mistakenly announced the launch of a North Korean missile to 40,000 followers on Twitter.
Keeping Mentally Ill Senators From Getting Guns
I’ve got my differences with Charlie Schumer and Joe Manchin. But there’s no need to call names.
Paul Wolfowitz: Smart Idiot
My latest for The National Interest, “It’s Not Too Soon to Tell,” has posted.
Blue Angels Cancel Season
The Navy’s Blue Angels demonstration team has canceled the rest of its 2013 season in response to budget cuts.
Secret McConnell Tape Records Politicians Being Politicial
Mother Jones’s recording of a secret McConnell campaign strategy meeting is much less than meets the eye.
The Odd Politics Of The GOP’s Gun Control Filibuster
The GOP’s decision to filibuster the Senate Gun Control Bill doesn’t make a lot of political sense.
Patent Trolls Go After Scan-to-Email Users
Ars Technica introduces us to “nice-guy lawyers who want $1,000 per worker for using scanners.”
