Author: Alex Eichler

Tyler Cowen Is Funny, Scarily Well-Read, Possibly Autistic

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Bloomberg Businessweek shows us the man behind Marginal Revolution

By Alex Eichler

Nov 15, 2010

Tea Party Groups to GOP: Stay Away From Social Issues, Please

"When they were out in the Boston Harbor, they weren't arguing about who was gay"

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 12, 2010

Michel Houellebecq, Provocative Novelist, Wins the Prix Goncourt

Unflinching autopsies of contemporary French society are really hot this year

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 12, 2010

Pilots, Passengers Hate Full-Body Scans

Not that the pat-down is that much better

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 12, 2010

Was Glenn Beck's George Soros Takedown Anti-Semitic?

Jaws drop as the Fox News host lays out his argument

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 11, 2010

Amazon Yanks 'Pedophile's Guide' From Its Kindle Store

Self-published book tried to "establish guidelines"

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 11, 2010

Michele Bachmann Doesn't Want to Be GOP Conference Chair After All

How much of a voice will the Tea Party have in the House?

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 10, 2010

Will Berlusconi's Latest Scandal Be His Last?

The prime minister can only have so many orgies, you know?

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 10, 2010

Why Is a Publishing Executive Taking Over New York's Schools?

Black is the new Klein. What does it mean?

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 10, 2010

Tina Fey Takes Comedy's Top Award

No, it's not "the Judy Blume Prize for awkward puberty"

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 9, 2010

Breaking: Teens Text, Use Facebook, Experiment With Drugs and Sex

A new study single-handedly revives a slow news day

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 9, 2010

House Republicans Open Up the Leadership Table to Freshmen

Are they reaching out or just throwing a bone?

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 9, 2010

'Sometimes Funny' Conan O'Brien Lands on TBS Virtually Unchanged

No matter where he goes, Coco is Coco is Coco

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 8, 2010

A Welcome Midterm Lesson: Cash Alone Won't Win Elections

Money plus weak candidate does not equal victory

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 8, 2010

Should Americans Be Worried About a Government Shutdown?

Eric Cantor ducks a question, and the blogosphere lights up

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 6, 2010

Zach Galifianakis Does His Damnedest With 'Due Date'

Robert Downey, Jr. is pretty good too

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 5, 2010

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Nov 4, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Glenn Beck Salutes Departing Mediaite Editor

Unlike most, she is "not an animal"

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 4, 2010

YouTube Pulls Cleric's Videos Calling for Jihad

The "bin Laden of the Internet" finds himself partially censored

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 3, 2010

8 Weirdest Ballot Measures: So What Passed?

Technically, aliens can still ride an airboat to Denver

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 3, 2010

Alaska Senate Race Looks Good for Murkowski

But we won't know till we count the write-ins

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 3, 2010

California Stays Blue as Barbara Boxer Hangs in There

Is the Golden State ahead of the curve or behind it?

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 3, 2010

Harry Reid Rolls Away the Stone in Nevada

Senate Majority Leader might have lost but for the obtuse Angle

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 2, 2010

Analysts Look to 2011, When Partisans Redraw the Political Map

How this year's statehouse races will affect the coming decade

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 2, 2010

Final Big-Picture Predictions for Election Day

Or, 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Republican Wave'

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By Alex Eichler

Nov 1, 2010

By Alex Eichler

Nov 1, 2010

How Can Obama Hit the Ground Running on Nov. 3?

Assuming big GOP victories, the president has some choices to make

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By Alex Eichler

Oct 30, 2010

Final 'Saw' Movie Fails to Capture, or Violently Remove, Critics' Hearts

Despite implanting the key to a death trap inside of them

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By Alex Eichler

Oct 29, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Colbert Holds Court With His 5 Worst Fears

"Like being gay, being British is a choice"

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By Alex Eichler

Oct 29, 2010

Why Is Oklahoma Trying to Ban Sharia Law in Courts?

Is this a harbinger of things to come?

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By Alex Eichler

Oct 29, 2010

Homophobic Diatribe Sinks Arkansas School Board Member

"I enjoy the fact that they often give each other AIDS and die"

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By Alex Eichler

Oct 29, 2010

BP, Halliburton Knew They Were Using Bad Cement

Halliburton stock takes a major hit

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By Alex Eichler

Oct 28, 2010

Indonesia Reels From Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcano Disasters

Hundreds dead, thousands displaced in the archipelago nation

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By Alex Eichler

Oct 28, 2010

Obama on the Daily Show: Sober, Safe, Low-Impact

May have been a mistake to begin a sentence "Yes we can, but"

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By Alex Eichler

Oct 27, 2010

Right Warns of Voter Fraud, But Do Their Claims Have Merit?

And who's telling black people they need to pay the gas bill in order to vote?

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