The New York Times series about the late Derek Boogaard is an absolute first-rate piece of writing and journalism. In particular, part one (about his finding his niche as a fighter growing up in a small town 90 minutes from Saskatoon) and part three, about...
Author: Scott Lemieux
As Linda Greenhouse points out, Florida shouldn't be forgotten when it comes to cruel anti-immigration crackdowns.
Actually, in a way, it makes sense -- the central fantasy of both is to completely shred the federal safety net. But libertarians have apparently found a new savior who.
Balko is terrific on the militarization of local police forces.
I'm alternately pleased that he was finally selected and outraged he was denied the honor for which he was obviously overqualified while he was alive. As for who the next.
Irin Carmon's overview is extremely useful. The real threat under the current Supreme Court configuration isn't so much the "personhood amendments" that clearly contravene Casey and aren't popular even in.
Apparently, in addition to not being something worth freaking out over, the prevalence of teen "sexting" has been massively overstated. Apparently teens are too busy attending the apocryphal blowjob parties Caitlin Flanagan likes to ponder or something. I would like to think that this would...
To the modern winger, apparently it's a Horatio Alger story.
I think Cameron is right. The injuries are a concern, but otherwise Reyes is a good free agent gamble -- relatively young free agent with young players' skills at a.
Naomi Wolf has a more than 5,000 word non-defense-defense of her initial assertion that the crackdown on OWS was ordered by Congress and authorized by the White House. Since she still has no evidence whatsoever for this theory and still premised on the kind of...
Herman Cain still not running for president. Some upcoming stops on his book tour will apparently be cancelled. ...Jamelle has the slightly longer version.
Jeffrey Loria. And damn right I hold a grudge.