Spotlight: David Brooks, a Reasonable Pundit in Unreasonable Times

The middle-of-the-road New York Times columnist goes in for a profile

By Jared Keller

Jul 6, 2010

Morning Vid: Jon Stewart Grills Puppet Michael Steele

"Ain't no Republican Party like a Michael Steele Republican Party"

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By Max Fisher

Jul 6, 2010

Linguists Debate: Does Obama Talk Like a Girl?

Academics try to take Kathleen Parker's question seriously

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5 Best Tuesday Columns

Yves Smith and Rob Parenteau on profits hurting capitalism, Kathryn Jean Lopez on women in politics, and more

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By Max Fisher

Jul 6, 2010

What Biden Faced in Iraq

The vice president spent his Fourth of July in Baghdad

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By Heather Horn

Jul 6, 2010

Op-Ed Spotlight: Mitt Romney Urges Rejecting New-START

The treaty could become "Obama's worst foreign policy mistake"

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By Max Fisher

Jul 6, 2010

Can U.S. and Israel Reset Relations?

That's the goal of today's White House summit

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By Michael Kinsley

Jul 5, 2010

Editor at Large

Krugman Is Crude

‘And I was right, of course.'

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 5, 2010

Exploring John Boehner, Speaker of the House

An imaginative exercise

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 5, 2010

Morning Vid: Lindsey Graham Says Steele's 'Uninformed' on Afghanistan

The RNC chair "is backtracking so fast, he’s going to be in Kabul fighting here pretty soon"

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By Max Fisher

Jul 4, 2010

5 Best Sunday Columns

The danger of Web anonymity, the blessing of inflation, and more

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By Max Fisher

Jul 4, 2010

By John Hudson

Jul 3, 2010

Is 'The Last Airbender' Racist?

Critics accuse the M. Night Shyamalan flick of whitewashing its cast

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By Heather Horn

Jul 3, 2010

What Can We Learn from A.A.'s Success (and Failure)?

75 years yield insight into how to change lives

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 3, 2010

Quote of the Day: Google CEO Compares Data Across Millennia

To the nearest significant figure

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By Jared Keller

Jul 2, 2010

Best Tweets: Michael Steele vs. Fail Whale Edition

With a guest appearance by Mel Gibson

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 2, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Colbert Defends 'Tangelo Americans'

An orange exterior is one of the many things Boehner and Garfield the Cat have in common

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By Jared Keller

Jul 2, 2010

6 Angry Reactions to Apple's Bizarre iPhone 4 Apology

What do you mean the reception bars "were never real in the first place?"

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By John Hudson

Jul 2, 2010

'Airplane!' Turns 30: The Internet Reminisces

"Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"

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By John Hudson

Jul 2, 2010

Google Wants to Be Your Go-To Travel Agent

The search giant acquires ITA, a travel data firm, for $700 million

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By Katharine Rust

Jul 2, 2010

Brazil Loss Stuns, Saddens, Elates Twitter

Reactions to another slain sports giant

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By Jared Keller

Jul 2, 2010

Lunchtime Vid: Al Sharpton Calmly Roughs Up Beck's 'Joke' of a Rally

Martin Luther King "is the exact antithesis of what they represent and what they`re saying in the Tea Party."

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By Max Fisher

Jul 2, 2010

Who Attacked Pakistan Sufi Landmark and Why?

No one takes responsibility for the attack that killed 50

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By Max Fisher

Jul 2, 2010

5 Hard Lessons of June's Job Losses

Can worker re-training succeed?

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By John Hudson

Jul 2, 2010

5 Best Friday Columns

Charles Krauthammer on terror and Islamism, Peggy Noonan on a cold man's warm words, and more

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By Heather Horn

Jul 2, 2010

Jobless Benefits to Expire after Congress Fails to Extend

More than a million unemployed won't have their benefits restored as lawmakers go on break

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By Max Fisher

Jul 2, 2010

What Senator Lindsey Graham Reveals About Washington

"The problem with the Tea Party, I think it’s just unsustainable"

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By Michael Kinsley

Jul 2, 2010

Editor at Large

Is the Deficit No Big Deal?

A couple of new graphs give ammo to people who think so

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By John Hudson

Jul 1, 2010

'Ambulance Chaser' Lawsuits Hound Apple Over iPhone 4

If you bought slightly flawed new phone, do you deserve a cash payday?

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By Jared Keller

Jul 1, 2010

Best Tweets: Pop Culture Punditry Edition

Who knew that wonks love comic books? Yes, we did.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 1, 2010

Why Plummeting Home Sales Matter

This week marks the release of the lowest figure in years

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By Heather Horn

Jul 1, 2010

Cheers for First Living Medal of Honor Nominee in Decades

An opportunity to change America's relationship with its military?

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By Jared Keller

Jul 1, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Nicholas Carr and Colbert Discuss 'The Shallows'

"You could not get your ankles wet" in Colbert's depth of knowledge

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