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Thank God this summer of phony outrage is almost over 27 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
I think we can all blame Congress for taking an extended recess in the middle of summer. Lawmakers should be in Washington, giving overheated scolds material for substantial debate and meaningful soci...
The GOP's ObamaCare paradox 27 Aug 2013 | 04:20 pm
Republicans really want you to know that ObamaCare will be an unmitigated disaster. The massive package of health-care reforms will cause premiums to skyrocket, and might even collapse under its own w...
Forget takeout. You can make Chinese food at home. 27 Aug 2013 | 04:10 pm
American Chinese food is incredibly good at inspiring nostalgia. Every time I see a white takeout box and a menu with poorly photographed photos of food, I start to reminisce. I think of how date nig...
The crushing cost of college: Still worth it? 27 Aug 2013 | 03:23 pm
Despite stagnant incomes and a weak job market, many parents still believe a college education is vital to their children's futures. However, with the student debt bubble growing larger each school ye...
Obama gets tough on Syria: What are America's options? 27 Aug 2013 | 03:20 pm
It turns out President Obama's "red line" might mean something after all. That's the message that came through loud and clear on Monday, when Secretary of State John Kerry forcefully condemned the Sy...
Is two years really enough for law school? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
There's an old saying about law school: It scares you to death in the first year, works you to death in the second year, and bores you to death in the third. So why not just lop off the third year? I...
The problem with commercial drones: Sometimes they crash 27 Aug 2013 | 02:24 am
Drones have gone far beyond the battlefield. Filmmakers like Werner Herzog hire them for soaring aerial shots, farmers use them to scout fields, and hobbyists rent them just for fun. The above video,...
Yes, it's still crazy to talk about impeaching Obama 27 Aug 2013 | 02:05 am
Judging by the heated rhetoric at certain congressional town halls this summer, you could be forgiven for thinking that President Obama had personally torched the Constitution en route to establishing...
WATCH: John Kerry calls Syrian chemical weapons usage a 'moral obscenity' 27 Aug 2013 | 01:37 am
Secretary of State John Kerry strongly condemned Syria's suspected use last week of chemical weapons, saying the attack should "shock the conscience of the world." The remarks were widely seen as the ...
How the U.S. helped Saddam Hussein use chemical weapons against Iran 27 Aug 2013 | 01:16 am
As the Obama administration mulls a military response to punish Syria for allegedly using poison gas to kill hundreds of people in a rebel stronghold, Foreign Policy reports that the U.S. didn't alway...
