The Disappearing Oval Office Address
The Oval Office Address, once a common tool of the Presidency, has been in declining use of late.
House Committee Claims Lois Lerner Waived Her Fifth Amendment Rights
Lois Lerner is likely headed back to Congress over the largely phony charge that she waived her Fifth Amendment rights.
NSA Metadata About To Become Evidence In Civil And Criminal Trials?
NSA Metadata coming to a courtroom near you?
In Challenge To Senate GOP, Obama Names Three Judges To D.C. Circuit
President Obama threw down a gauntlet today in the form of a trio of Judicial nominations.
Bradley Manning Trial Begins With Charges He Put U.S. Soldiers At Risk
Starting today, the fate of Pfc. Bradley Manning is on trial in a courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Supreme Court: Police Can Take DNA Samples Before Conviction
Another body blow to the Fourth Amendment from the Supreme Court.
Cap Gun Gets Maryland 5 Year-Old Suspended, Interrogated Without Parents Present
The insanity of “Zero Tolerance” policies.
Mike Bloomberg Suggests We Need To Sacrifice The Constitution
The Boston Marathon bombing attacks are leading some politicians to make wildly absurd statements.
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Pivotal 2nd Amendment Case
The Supreme Court has ducked an opportunity to expand the holdings in D.C. v. Heller
Social Conservatives Make An Empty Threat
Social conservatives are seeing their clout slip away, but there’s not much they can do about it.
Joe Flacco Not Highest Paid Player (After Taxes)?
The Ravens quarterback cashed in after winning the Super Bowl. Now it’s Maryland’s turn.
Snowquester Disappoints
Much touted snowstorm set the DC area atwitter, only to fall short of expectations and yield derision.
Rise of the Megacommuter
About 8.1 percent of U.S. workers have commutes of 60 minutes or longer and nearly 600,000 have “megacommutes” of at least 90 minutes and 50 miles.
Rahm Emanuel 2016?
Rahm Emanuel is reportedly considering a 2016 presidential run. It’s a thin report.
Guns and Tribalism
Josh Marshall explains what it’s like to be a non-gun person in a very pro-gun culture.
D.C. Police Investigating NBC’s David Gregory On Violation Of Gun Laws
Did NBC’s David Gregory violate D.C. law on Sunday?
Supreme Court May Decide To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases This Week
Possibly a big week for the Supreme Court.
Same-Sex Marriage Wins At The Ballot Box
Voters in four states endorsed marriage equality yesterday.
America Not a Center-Right Nation Anymore
President Obama easily won re-election last night, carrying virtually all of the battleground states. Meanwhile, abortion, gay marriage, and recreational marijuana also won big.
Alabama Utility Crews Turned Away From Sandy Relief: Not Union [UPDATE: Not Exactly]
Utility crews from Alabama traveled to New Jersey to help get the power back on. They were turned away on account of not being unionized.
Hurricane Sandy And The Broken Window Fallacy
Once again, a natural disaster has caused a common economic fallacy re resurface.
On Postponing Elections
Under the right circumstances, it would be possible to postpone a Presidential election.
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