Medicare for All's Unintended Consequences
What would it mean for the companies' workers, the stock market and the cost of care?
Pentagon Diverts $1 Billion for Illegal Wall Funding
The (Acting) Secretary of Defense has issued an unconstitutional order.
Post-Mueller Recriminations
The mea culpas and I-told-you-so's are rather premature.
On Coverage of the Coverage of the Mueller Report
Before we draw broad conclusions of the reporting on the report, don't we need to see the report?
Batman Turns 80
Issue #1000 of Detective Comics is hitting the stands.
Time for Theresa May to Go?
Many are calling for the UK Prime Minister's ouster. But the problem is Brexit itself, not any one leader.
Gaza Rockets Hit Tel Aviv
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is cutting short his US trip to deal with what his government is calling a Hamas attack.
Everything Isn't Sexism
It's possible to conclude that Pete Buttigieg is smarter than Elizabeth Warren for reasons having nothing to do with sex.
Where's Doug?
Our most prolific front-pager hasn't posted in two weeks. Readers are beginning to ask questions.
Legal Experts Weigh in on Barr Summary of Mueller Report
The Lawfare gang and Popehat weigh in.
More on the Pathologies of the EC
It's the battleground states that are the issue, not small states v. large states.
Mueller Report: No Conspiracy or Coordination Between Trump Campaign and Russian Government
The principal findings of the Mueller report are now public. They're good news for the President on Russia and a mixed bag on obstruction.
Second Parkland Shooting Survivor Commits Suicide
A male sophomore makes two suicides in less than a week.
Pelosi Demands Open Release of Mueller Report
The Speaker says she will reject any attempt to deliver it in a "highly classified" manner.
New Zealand to Ban Semiautomatic Weapons
Institutions matter. (No, seriously, they really, really matter).
Feeding The Trolls Only Makes Them Stronger
Deny them the pleasure of an angry reaction, and they'll probably leave you alone.
Barbra Streisand's Bizarre Defense of Michael Jackson's Child Molestation
"His sexual needs were his sexual needs." And, you know, criminal.
No Secretary of Defense in Sight
The office has been vacant for 81 days. President Trump has yet to nominate a replacement.
Mueller's Report: We Don't Know Much
Predictably, news that the investigation has ended has people on both sides cheering. It's unwarranted.
Trump Administration Merging OPM into Other Agencies
An odd bureaucratic reshuffling, seemingly out of the blue.
Jimmy Carter Oldest President Ever
Already the longest-serving former President, he'll pass George H.W. Bush as the longest-living tomorrow.
Trump Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty over Golan Heights Via Executive Tweet
Because of course he did.
Harvard Sued Over Ownership of Slave Photos
A racist scholar took some fascinating photos of an enslaved man in 1860. Now, his descendants want the rights to them.
Florida Republicans Working to Gut Restoration of Felon Voting Rights
Last November the state voted overwhelming to amend its constitution. The lawmakers they elected at the same time are sabotaging it.
Time for a National Primary
The consolidation of Super Tuesday makes the current system even more broken than before.
On Cows, Devin Nunes, and Twitter
On one level, it is rather amusing; on another is it quite insidious.
