Gawker posted the work of photojournalist Anthony S. Karen this past week, with this one being the ‘money-shot’ in a long line of photos in what appears to be a day in the life of the Ku...
And the crowd went wild… Last night, at the Missouri State Fair, an event that received $400, 000 in taxpayer support, decided to give the all-ages crowd a lesson in wingnut-humor by using a...
From the mind of an award-winning composer and recent law school graduate, Derrick Wang, comes a story about the odd relationship between Justices Scalia and Ginsburg– in the form of an opera...
After RNC Chairman Reince Priebus threatened to lockout whichever media company agrees to show the anticipated Hillary Clinton mini-series, it turns out that Fox Television Studios, the sister...
In an interview with Bloomberg’s Joshua Green, Senator Rand Paul(R-KY) discusses the ways in which he will seek to manipulate youth and minority voters over the next couple years through a...
It was on this day, in 1965, that the Watts Rebellion, or “Watts riots,” as they’ve been termed by historical media accounts began, in what was to be a week-long act of rebellion...
It’ll be interesting to see where all the little Republican Congresscritters scurry off to during their well-unearned recess, but if this past week is any indication, the exclusive destinations...
The Dow and S&P 500 closed Friday at record highs. The problem with this is the same as it’s been since 1980, which is, of course, not very many people in this country actually own stock...
Republicans recently attempted repeal of the Affordable Care Act and Patient Protection law for the 40th time, but why? Because it gives women access to preventive health services and makes it...
What is it with this guy? Appearing on a talk radio show yesterday, Ted Nugent continued to spit on the grave of another human being whom he has never met, showing no signs of ever recovering from...
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus tweeted out this congratulatory message to Rush Limbaugh the other day: Congrats to @RushLimbaugh on 25 years of radio excellence. Here’s to 25 more...
Commenting on the ‘drama-filled months’ ahead– sure to include Republican party threats of government shutdowns, debt default, and political violence without precedent in modern...
Using the Prisoner’s Dilemma game, a study produced by evolutionary biologists at Michigan State University indicates selfishness cannot survive evolution. Christoph Adami, professor...
On a platform of “good government services” and “working with the public,” The Young Republican National Federation(18-40-ish)are preferring to focus their message of the...
In one of his typically-mindless, “where are the jobs?” rhetorical attacks on the president this past Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner decided to take the stumbling initiative...
There are good people in this world. Angels, even. Think I’m kidding? I just wanted to share this story about an incident that happened this morning on my way back from a suburb of Illinois...
A former ExxonMobil Executive V.P. turned community do-gooder, Louis W. Allstadt, discussed the very real dangers of hydraulic fracking in a recent interview, and one of the takeaways was his point...
In a recent AP interview, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder spoke about his role in turning around his state through right to work laws, union busting, and abolishing local government in the name of...
Good God, man. Leave it to Spazzy-dweebo Stephen Moore, the Republican columnist version of Matthew Lesko for corporate welfare to kick the poor and knock the people who are turning out for...
In an interview on Face The Nation today, Speaker of the House John Boehner explained that congress under his divine leadership shouldn’t be judged by how many laws they pass, or how many...
