- Michele Bachmann's 'disturbing' anti-porn pledge The Week - 17 hrs ago
The GOP presidential hopeful is the first candidate to sign an Iowa group's controversial "Marriage Vow" More »Michele Bachmann's 'disturbing' anti-porn pledge
The GOP presidential hopeful is the first candidate to sign an Iowa group's controversial "Marriage Vow"
- As Unemployment Spikes, Obama's Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling The Nation - 17 hrs ago
The Nation -- The big story out of Washington—and rightly so—is the debt-ceiling fight that President Obama seems to be coming very close to losing. If the president … More »As Unemployment Spikes, Obama's Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling
The Nation -- The big story out of Washington—and rightly so—is the debt-ceiling fight that President Obama seems to be coming very close to losing. If the president abandons his 2008 campaigvn promise to be an absolute defender of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, he will have very little indeed to run on in 201 …
- America's fattest states: By the numbers The Week - 19 hrs ago
Mississippi tips the scale more than the other 49 states, but every member of the union could stand to lose (quite) a few pounds More »America's fattest states: By the numbers
Mississippi tips the scale more than the other 49 states, but every member of the union could stand to lose (quite) a few pounds
- Driving While Immigrant The Nation - 19 hrs ago
The Nation -- On June 17, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a slate of reforms to its Secure Communities program that director John Morton said are … More »Driving While Immigrant
The Nation -- On June 17, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a slate of reforms to its Secure Communities program that director John Morton said are about prioritizing its limited resources and "making sure we focus on those people it makes the most sense to remove. ...
- Does health insurance make you healthier? The Week - 21 hrs ago
A landmark Oregon study suggests it does — though not everyone is convinced More »Does health insurance make you healthier?
A landmark Oregon study suggests it does — though not everyone is convinced
- The best advice from 2011's commencement speakers The Week - 21 hrs ago
Barack Obama, Toni Morrison, and Robert Gates share hard-won wisdom on how to live, love, and prosper More »The best advice from 2011's commencement speakers
Barack Obama, Toni Morrison, and Robert Gates share hard-won wisdom on how to live, love, and prosper
- Grover Norquist: The man who killed tax increases The Week - 22 hrs ago
The anti-tax activist holds no office, but wields enormous power in Washington. What are his goals? More »Grover Norquist: The man who killed tax increases
The anti-tax activist holds no office, but wields enormous power in Washington. What are his goals?
- The 'surprisingly grim' jobs report: 7 takeaways The Week - 22 hrs ago
The numbers are in for June, and they're ugly. The U.S. economy added just 18,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent More »The 'surprisingly grim' jobs report: 7 takeaways
The numbers are in for June, and they're ugly. The U.S. economy added just 18,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent
- Will Democrats revolt over Obama's debt deal? The Week - Fri, Jul 8, 2011
Liberals are furious over the president's proposed concessions on Social Security in his debt negotiations with Republicans More »Will Democrats revolt over Obama's debt deal?
Liberals are furious over the president's proposed concessions on Social Security in his debt negotiations with Republicans
- One Way To Make a Conservative Mona Charen - Fri, Jul 8, 2011
It's impossible to read Ying Ma's fascinating memoir, "Chinese Girl in the Ghetto," without wincing. She was born in Guangzhou, China's third largest city. Throughout … More »One Way To Make a Conservative
It's impossible to read Ying Ma's fascinating memoir, "Chinese Girl in the Ghetto," without wincing. She was born in Guangzhou, China's third largest city. Throughout her mostly carefree early childhood years, she kept her family's secret: that her parents repeatedly sought permission to emigrate to the United States.
- Getting Away with Murder Susan Estrich - Fri, Jul 8, 2011
Casey Anthony killed her daughter. She may not have meant to, and she may have been much more interested in her own social life than in her daughter's well-being, but … More »Getting Away with Murder
Casey Anthony killed her daughter. She may not have meant to, and she may have been much more interested in her own social life than in her daughter's well-being, but I have absolutely no doubt that she was responsible for her daughter's death.
- Obama's Raw Deal? Joe Conason - Fri, Jul 8, 2011
Suddenly Republican leaders in Congress, after months of staring down the Democrats over a potentially disastrous debt default, began blinking so fast that they might … More »Obama's Raw Deal?
Suddenly Republican leaders in Congress, after months of staring down the Democrats over a potentially disastrous debt default, began blinking so fast that they might be signaling in Morse code. Although their message is muddled and illogical — with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., saying he can accept closing …
- The Innocence Snuff Film Brent Bozell III - Fri, Jul 8, 2011
Actor David Schwimmer, best known as the sad sack Ross Geller on the hit '90s sitcom "Friends," is now bemoaning the sex-saturated Hollywood business atmosphere and its … More »The Innocence Snuff Film
Actor David Schwimmer, best known as the sad sack Ross Geller on the hit '90s sitcom "Friends," is now bemoaning the sex-saturated Hollywood business atmosphere and its corrosive effects on society and women in particular. The first question many Hollywood critics should ask: Isn't it curious that Schwimmer would care about …
- An Establishment in Panic Pat Buchanan - Fri, Jul 8, 2011
Anti-tax Republicans "have no sense of moral decency," he adds. More »An Establishment in Panic
Anti-tax Republicans "have no sense of moral decency," he adds.
- Beware of Dr. Jihad Michelle Malkin - Fri, Jul 8, 2011
Splendid news: Our homeland security officials have sent fresh warnings to foreign governments that "human bombs" may try to board planes with surgically implanted explosives. … More »Beware of Dr. Jihad
Splendid news: Our homeland security officials have sent fresh warnings to foreign governments that "human bombs" may try to board planes with surgically implanted explosives. The ticking terrorists are reportedly getting help from murder-minded Arab Muslim physicians trained in the West. Infidels beware: Dr. Jihad's version …
- Goodbye, Washington Linda Chavez - Fri, Jul 8, 2011
After nearly 40 years in Washington, I'm leaving the nation's capital pretty much as I found it when I arrived. The players have changed, but the problems haven't. More »Goodbye, Washington
After nearly 40 years in Washington, I'm leaving the nation's capital pretty much as I found it when I arrived. The players have changed, but the problems haven't.
- The Earth-sized storm raging on Saturn The Week - Fri, Jul 8, 2011
A violent storm is churning on the ringed planet, and now scientists know exactly what it looks like More »The Earth-sized storm raging on Saturn
A violent storm is churning on the ringed planet, and now scientists know exactly what it looks like
- The myth of American isolationists The Week - Thu, Jul 7, 2011
Neocons and liberal interventionists accuse the more restrained among us of fostering America's decline. But nothing could be further from the truth More »The myth of American isolationists
Neocons and liberal interventionists accuse the more restrained among us of fostering America's decline. But nothing could be further from the truth
- Is marriage a dying institution? The Week - Thu, Jul 7, 2011
Even the founder of online matchmaker eHarmony says couples planning to take the plunge should reconsider More »Is marriage a dying institution?
Even the founder of online matchmaker eHarmony says couples planning to take the plunge should reconsider
- Can NASA survive without the shuttle program? The Week - Thu, Jul 7, 2011
NASA has big plans for life after the space shuttle retires. But can it turn them into reality? More »Can NASA survive without the shuttle program?
NASA has big plans for life after the space shuttle retires. But can it turn them into reality?
The former Massachusetts governor's quarterly fundraising total vastly outstrips the tallies of his closest rivals More »Mitt Romney's $18 million haul: Is he unstoppable?