Happy Hour Vid: Maddow Knocks Republicans Over Offshore Drilling
She saves some firepower for the president
The editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy gives us a peek at her inner foodie
She saves some firepower for the president
Did the Internet ruin pranks?
Gail Collins on Romney's liberal cred, Nicholas Kristof on China's leadership woes, and more
What is this, opposite day?
Thomas Friedman on the Karzai problem, Steven Pearlstein on making hard choices, and more
The Twitterverse gears up for Round 2 of slamming the RNC
Adorable septuagenarian novelist asks, "Is Twitter like telegraphs?"
Bret Stephens on Lady Gaga, Arianna Huffington on the broadband gap, and more
Ross Douthat on Catholic contrition, the Boston Globe editors on countering Citizens United, and more
Sorry Mitt, but you might want to sit 2012 out
Paul Krugman on going to extremes, The Boston Globe on caloric landmines, and more
We're still talking about health care?
Seven months out, California Democrats start feeling the election heat
Republicans probably won't embrace health care any time soon. Also, whither honeybees?
Emily Parker on the Great Firewall of China, Harold Meyerson on the Democratic resurgence, and more
Patrick Ruffini on Obama's approval ratings, Glenn Greenwald on the GOP and "consent of the governed," and more
Not quite a newspaper, not quite a blog
Did you hear about this health care bill?
A star is born
Better stay seated
Nicholas Kristof on health-care access, Michael Oren on U.S.-Israel relations, and more
Jake Tapper on Obama and Kucinich, Steve Benen on the Republicans and process, and more
Dick Morris on No Child Left Behind, Thomas Cahill on the Roman alphabet, and more
Two Twitter-loving media critics wonder whether we should mourn or rejoice
Paul Krugman on China's currency manipulation, Hendrik Hertzberg on nuclear's rising capital, and more
Sam Stein on Gibb's Canada jersey, Adam Serwer on "Schoolhouse Rock," and more
Like we haven't heard that before
Nicholas Kristof on "Teach for the World," E. J. Dionne and David Broder on the national debt, and more
Almost nobody watches, but everybody ends up listening
Maureen Dowd on visiting Mecca, Kathleen Parker on health care reform's sweetheart deals, and more
To robo-poll, or not to robo-poll
Anne Applebaum on German impatience, Jonah Goldberg on global misogyny, and more
Paul Krugman on Ireland and the financial crisis, Dahlia Lithwick on the politics of disgust, and more
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