Yes, Bush Administration Used Torture
A bipartisan commission of elder statesmen confirms what we’ve known for years.
Report: U.S. Practiced Torture After 9/11
A new report confirms that the United States did engage in torture in the wake of the September 11th attacks.
Mental Illness, Gun Rights, And Medical Privacy
Keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people while protecting individual liberty isn’t easy.
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.
Hindsight Isn’t Lying
Tthere’s enough bad punditry going around that there’s no need to invent cases to expose.
How Much Should Doctors Tell You About Your Medical Future?
The case of an infant with a rare genetic condition raises an interesting ethical dilemma.
CNN Taking Fire For Using Slain Ambassador’s Journal As News Source
Good journalism? Or, bad ethics?
One Man’s Truth Is Another’s Outright Goddamned Lie
John Cole takes exception to my recent summary of recent Obama campaign highlight.
NCAA Hits Penn State With Crippling Penalties
The NCAA more than lived up to the hype of “unprecedented” sanctions.
An Appearance Of Impropriety At Justice
It’s never a good thing when an Administration is investigating itself.
The Supreme Court’s New Limits On The Commerce Power
While it upheld the Affordable Care Act today, the Supreme Court also placed some clear limits on Congressional power. That’s a good thing.
Congress, Insider Trading, And The 2008 Financial Crisis
More evidence of the extent to which Members of Congress have profited from the inside information they receive.
Is The Supreme Court Too Small?
One law professor suggests that we need to double the size of the Supreme Court. Is he right?
Congress and Insider Trading
Congressmen are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in stock in companies over which they have oversight. And it’s perfectly legal.
How Obama Became a Hawk
The president has come a long way from his days as a “liberal law professor who campaigned against the Iraq war.”
Conservative ‘Race War’ Meme
The people who gave us the “war on Christmas” are now touting an upsurge on black-on-white crime.
Free John Edwards?
John Edwards is a pathetic human being, but that doesn’t mean he’s necessarily a criminal.
Men Outnumber Women Among American Rape Victims
The majority of all rapes in America take place in prison. Which means the majority of rape victims are likely men.
Brokaw Objects To Romney Anti-Gingrich Ad with Old NBC Footage
Tom Brokaw isn’t happy with Mitt Romney’s latest ad, which use of a 1997 NBC news report on Newt Gingrich’s ethics.
Newt Gingrich, You’re No Ronald Reagan
Like many Republicans before him, Newt Gingrich is trying to claim the mantle of Reagan. He is the one least entitled to it.
Why the Establishment Doesn’t Like Newt Gingrich
The Establishment opposition to the current frontrunner has little to do with his policy ideas.
Santorum on Suffering and Death
Rick Santorum has some extreme views on social welfare. Of course, he isn’t alone.
Hank Paulson, The Bush Treasury Department, And Crony Capitalism
Guess who got advance warning of government actions on the eve of the 2008 financial crisis?
Ezra Klein Isn’t a Reporter
A progressive columnist has been outed as having sympathies for the Democratic Party.
Newt Gingrich’s Improbable Rise
So, how did we get to the point where a fat, condescending, serial adulterer who left office in disgrace twelve years ago is the latest challenger for the conservative mantle?
