Ryan Singel, Wired magazine's "Threat Level" blogger has just been an absolute monster on covering all aspects of the government's insane ques...

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(Bumped -- kos) The National Review's Jim Geraghty, who (ironically) helped debunk the "Michelle Obama railing against 'whitey'" video rumors, rece...

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A reader writes:Oh Andrew, come on. Can we have a reasoned debate about the long-term military presence in Iraq without having to wade into Chomsky-level rhetoric abo...

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For those of you in the New York City area, I'll be the moderator tonight for a discussion of Matt Yglesias's book Heads in the Sand: How th...

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We hold that Art. I, §9, cl. 2, of the Constitution has full effect at Guantanamo Bay. In a 5-4 decision today written by Justice Ken...

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This will bum out the theocons. A reader notes:You may not realize that what Jindal did is strictly forbidden to Catholic laity. The Catholic Church takes the possibility of demonic pos...

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The Tax Policy Center has released a report comparing the Obama and McCain tax plans. You can read the report, "A Preliminary Analysis of the ...

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Stephen Dubner makes some ice cream and some points about locavores. More often than not, locally eaten and prepared food is less efficient, les...

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Much ink has been spilt about the two Blue Dogs who have refused to endorse Obama. Will these guys get as much attention? At least 14 Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse...

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I loved this: it's a series of YouTube movie reviews with two old codgers - "ReelGeezers" - ranting on intelligently about "Superbad." T...

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I've been feeling adrift myself these past few days. Drained, flat, a little cranky. A reader writes:After some informal polling, my friends a...

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