Yesterday, Matt argued that Bill Clinton’s post-presidency work–”running around the world, giving paid speeches to foreign governments and corporations in combination with his fundraising for…
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Over the weekend, comedienne Wanda Sykes outed herself at an anti-Proposition 8 rally in Las Vegas. Sykes noted that the passage of the California ballot…
Now that the election is over, Salon has posted some of the worst predictions of the campaign season. The top three, from bad to worst:…
In an interview with New York journalist Toure, hip-hop artist Soulja Boy had this to say:
I asked [Soulja Boy], “What historical figure do you…
On Monday, I argued that a skit on Saturday Night Live last weekend was in poor taste because it suggested rich, powerful, money grubbing, Democrat-supporting…
If you haven’t had a chance to check out The Daily Beast yet, you should. It’s a smart, snappy site, in terms of both its…
There was a time when people blamed the economic crises of their day on sneaky, greedy, powerful Jews who “controlled” the world’s financial markets. These…
At this point, President Bush, John McCain, and Barack Obama all agree that a surge of troops is needed in Afghanistan to ensure that the…
Does anyone else think it’s weird that trasgender rights are moving along more quickly in Nepal than they are here in the United States? From…
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