By K. David Du Nationsmith.com writer Kent Du mourns the passing of an old friend, his BlackBerry. Here’s the story: you’re partying with your friends and your cellular phone rings that catchy ringtone from a […]
America as a Corporation
By Eric Zanzucchi (@ericzanzucchi) An author for Fox News recently published an article claiming that if America were run like a business, reelecting Obama would be bad business. He does point out some of Obama’s […]
The Right to Bear Arms
By Eric Zanzucchi (@ericzanzucchi) I was beginning to write an article about America’s prison population when I came across a statistic that shocked me. While America’s murder rate is declining, it is still about four […]
48 Less-Than-Great Gatsby’s
By Michael Baker Spoiler alert! F. Scott Fitzgerald’s estate has released 48 alternate endings to The Great Gatsby. And no, none of them contain the revelation that Gatsby was Tyler Durden.
It’s the Weather, Stupid
By Michael Baker It turns out that the American public’s belief in climate change is on the rise, up to 62 percent – up from 52 percent in 2010, though not quite back to its […]
The Caffeine Creeper
By Eric Zanzucchi (@ericzanzucchi) A school bus driver in Washington, Kenneth Sands, is accused of groping two adult women and three girls one night after a volleyball game. He’s created a unique defense for his […]
Drip, Drip, Drip…
By Michael Baker So the story is out that Chief Justice Roberts originally planned on voting to invalidate Obamacare before changing his stance and joining with the Court’s liberal wing at the last minute. Sure, […]
That was Close!
Officials were able to seize this shipment of counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes before they made it to market. Good thing, too. Who knows what kinds of unhealthy ingredients might have been in those things?
Lap Dogs: The Politics of Presidential Puppies
By Michael Baker Lest we leave any analytic stone unturned, a new piece by a group of Georgetown political scientists examines the politics of Presidential pets, giving us a look at when and how Presidents […]
Walking the Healthcare “Tax” Tightrope
By Michael Baker A new LA Times piece highlights the precarious position that the Administration now finds itself in. The Affordable Care Act survived only because the Court’s majority considers it a tax. O & […]
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