As a presidential historian, I love this stuff. Via Buzzfeed, some shocking facts about U.S. presidents: 2. Abraham Lincoln was also a licensed bartender. 3. Some historians claim Harry Truman was...
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Rivers of Oil in Arkansas and the Republican Congressman Who Wants More
My Wednesday column expands on a topic I began yesterday: You might not have heard about Republican congressman Tim Griffin, an otherwise nondescript conservative lawmaker from Arkansas, but bear...
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Is Obama a Liberal or a Moderate?
It’s more than a little frustrating to observe accusations from the far-left that the president is too moderate, while the far-right claims he’s too liberal. Voters, on the other hand...
What The Iraq War Left Behind
In addition to years of instability, there’s also birth defects and cancer: Contamination from Depleted Uranium (DU) munitions and other military-related pollution is suspected of causing a...
Drill Baby Drill
As you’ve probably heard, rivers of oil engulfed the town of Mayflower, Arkansas over the weekend due to a leak from an Exxon oil pipeline. It’s important to note the congressman who...
Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage Issue Their Final Bigoted Thoughts
My Tuesday column is ready to roll, beginning with this: While most of America appears to be getting in line with history by embracing marriage equality, there continues to be a strikingly large pile...
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The House Democrats Who Are Still Against Marriage Equality
I noticed John Barrow, who’s also an NRA whore, at the top of this list from The Hill: Nine Democrats who voted in 2011 to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to gay...
The Funniest April Fools’ Joke Ever
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) said there will be a pro-same-sex marriage Republican candidate. And he almost tricked us! “I think that’s inevitable,” Flake said on NBC’s “Meet...
The Most Honest Republican Ever
Ed Gillespie actually told the truth yesterday on Fox News Sunday: “I don’t think you would ever see the Republican Party platform saying we are in favor of same-sex marriage.” And...
Glenn Greenwald Opposes Ban on Drones
My Monday column begins like so: I’ll begin today’s column with a serious disclaimer: this is not an April Fools’ Day prank. By now, you’ve probably already stumbled onto...
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Drones Are Inevitable, But…
New laws are being proposed to address privacy concerns, and that’s definitely good news. Since January, drone-related legislation has been introduced in more than 30 states, largely in...
Good Guy’s Gun Stolen By Bad Guy
Whoops: A prominent Utah gun lobbyist fell victim to a robbery earlier this week when his AR-15 was stolen from his vehicle, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported. Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah...
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Join the After Party. Only $6 per month! If you’re already a member, go on in. This week: The Conspiracy Theory Show; Jon Hamm’s John Ham; Genetic Karma; Good Friday and Maundy Thursday;...
Super Stupid
Holy crap. Another Republican didn’t get the outreach memo. Rep. Don Young (R-AK) used an ethnic slur to describe Mexican farm workers in an interview with a local station KRBD on Thursday...
The First Drone Ever
Via Katrina vandenHuevel: The drones now snooping over Afghanistan have a longer history than you might think. In 1916, a military scientist conceived of an “aerial torpedo” designed to...