A U.S.-Saudi Rift, Or Just A Saudi Temper Tantrum?
Relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seem to have soured in recent years.
Voter ID Laws Cause Problem For Married Women
Women in Texas who changed their name when they got married may have trouble voting.
No Sex Please, We’re Japanese
The good folks at The Guardian wonder, “Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex?”
Senator Joe Manchin Working On Bill To Delay Obamacare Mandate Due To Website Woes
The bad roll out of the Affordable Care Act is starting to lead to calls for delays in enforcement of the law.
Tea Party Senate Candidate In Mississippi Has Ties To Neo-Confederate/Secessionist Group
Several conservative groups have jumped on the bandwagon of what appears to be a controversial Mississippi politician.
NSC Nonproliferation Director Fired for Tweeting
Jofi Joseph was unmasked as the obnoxious @NatSecWonk and fired by the White House.
Chris Christie’s Gay Marriage Decision And The Politics Of 2016
Chris Christie’s decision to take a tactical retreat on the issue of same-sex marriage raises some interesting questions for 2016.
Mario Cuomo Finally Watches The Godfather
Until this weekend, Mario Cuomo had refused to watch The Godfather. He still isn’t being very fair to it.
AP Fires Reporters Who Falsely Reported McAuliffe Lied to Feds
Two veteran reporters, including the dean of the Virginia press corps, have been fired by the AP after falsely reporting that Terry McAuliffe lied to federal authorities.
Review: Bacevich’s Breach of Trust
My review of Andrew Bacevich’s latest book, Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country.
The Shutdown and the Damage Done
My latest for The National Interest, “The Military and the Shutdown: Assessing the Damage,” is out.
Congressional Republicans Wake Up To Post-Shutdown Poll Headaches, Will It Matter In 2014?
Polling looks bleak for the GOP right now, but it’s unclear what that will mean a year from now.
Nobody For Virginia Governor
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has endorsed “none of the above” for governor of Virginia.
What Lessons Will The GOP Learn From The Shutdown?
Will the GOP learn the right lessons from the just-concluded showdown? That remains to be seen.
Maine (Or At Least One City) Next To Decriminalize Marijuana?
Portland, Maine seems to about to make some progress in the fight against dumb laws.
Women Were Nazis, Too
Wendy Lower documents the half-million women who helped Hitler carry out the Holocaust.
First-Semester Grad Student Upends Entire Field
Nick Brown spelled bullshit and managed to debunk an entire academic subfield.
Obama, Democrats To Push Immigration Reform Next?
Immigration reform may be the next big battle on Capitol Hill, but it’s going to be far different from the one that just concluded.
Political Science and the Syrian Civil War
If the Syrian civil war is like other civil wars, it’s not ending any time soon.
Basic Assessment and the ACA
This is a good time to remind ourselves that the plural of anecdote is not data.
The Coming GOP Civil War
The shutdown debacle seems destined to lead to a battle between the Tea Party and the more business oriented elements of the GOP
Sorry State of Affairs at Grambling State
The iconic football program built by the legendary Eddie Robinson, is now a sad disgrace.
Boy Scout Leaders Destroy Ancient Rock Formation
Two Boy Scout leaders toppled a rock formation at Utah’s Goblin Valley State Park that dates to the Jurassic period.
Bum Phillips Dead at 90
Bum Phillips, former head coach of the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints, has died aged 90.
Bill Russell Arrested For Having Loaded Gun in Luggage
NBA legend Bill Russell was arrested earlier this week for having a loaded .38 in his luggage.
