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George Will on Chris Christie, Thomas Hibbs on the politics of Avatar, and more
Money for nothing, chicks for free
How do you spell that again?
Ruth Marcus on fixing the filibuster, Christopher Beam on tweets for the ages, and more
Seth Stevenson on eschewing air travel, Richard Cohen on Obama's dance with Netanyahu, and more
Clive Crook on U.S and European financial norms, E.J. Dionne on Tea Party populism, and more
Vampires, LOLspeak, and a pair of gay penguins are among the top offenders
Plus, a volcanic-ash picture you have to see to believe
Who wears a shirt with the name of his own band?
The taxman cometh
She's "not what the Tea Party is about at this point"
J. Justin Wilson on the New York nanny state, Scott Lehigh on Sarah Palin's cold reception, and more
Yes, we take our tweets seriously
Arianna Huffington on ineffective regulation, Ezra Klein on public anger in America, and more
Paul Krugman on lessons from Georgia, Ross Douthat on picking the better Pope, and more
A new book chronicles the formation of white identity
Hold on to your monocle!
Nicholas Kristof on life in Zimbabwe, E. J. Dionne on the consequences of fighting regulation, and more
Not everyone agrees with Tavis Smiley
Left and right censure Governor Bob McDonnell
Keith Payne on the nuclear zero vision, Hadley Freeman on rebranding Christianity, and more
Michael Knox Beran on the decline of civil society, Rebecca Traister on Bruce Springsteen's infidelity, and more
Plus: iPad in a blender, I know, I know--it's serious
Ronald Brownstein on Democratic solidarity, Paul Krugman on fool-proofing financial reform, and more
Too weird or not weird enough?
With guest commentary by Cookie Monster
Go ahead, make his day
Gail Collins on Romney's liberal cred, Nicholas Kristof on China's leadership woes, and more
Please, no, don't
Is there a "watching paint dry" hashtag?
Thomas Friedman on the Karzai problem, Steven Pearlstein on making hard choices, and more
It's probably as good an explanation as any
Bret Stephens on Lady Gaga, Arianna Huffington on the broadband gap, and more
Is this enough rope?
Left responds: "Are you serious?"
Ross Douthat on Catholic contrition, the Boston Globe editors on countering Citizens United, and more
It just so happens to be insanely topical
Liz Lemon, Homer Simpson, Michael Bublé, and that movie about the hot tub
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