Nancy Pelosi Staying as Minority Leader

Nancy Pelosi is strongly considering staying in Congress as Minority Leader. It’s her job if she wants it.

Lies, Damned Lies, & Rachel Maddow

Recklessness.

Promised U.S. Aid Still Hasn’t Reached Haiti

Nine months after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, more than a billion dollars in reconstruction aid still hasn’t reached the country.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Trailblazer

If there’s an area where our attitudes and behaviors have changed more radically in my lifetime than gender equality, I can’t think of it.

Strip Clubs Didn’t Bring Down the Towers

Strippers didn’t attack us on 9/11. Then again, neither did American Muslims.

Gay Marriage Politics State-By-State

That attitudes towards gay marriage varies by state won’t surprise you. The degree to which it does just might.

Nonprofit Salaries Too High?

Are you really a nonprofit if your CEO is making a million dollars a year?

The Founders and the Central Government

No, the founding fathers of the United States were not “very afraid of a central government.” Indeed, such an assertion makes no sense.

Sarah Palin: Fiscal Conservatism Shouldn’t Apply To Defense Spending

Sarah Palin is among a group of Republicans concerned that the Tea Party movement’s fiscal conservatism could pose a danger to defense spending.

Big 12 Imploding

Rue McClanahan Dead at 76

The actress best known for her role as Blanche Deveraux on “The Golden Girls” has died of a stroke.

Oral Roberts Dead at 91

McCain Wins Oklahoma