• Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Subscribe
  • RSS

OTB Caption Contest Winners

Rodney Dill · No Comments
cattleskull

The Exorcism of Arizona Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Taxes Adding Machine

Republicans Will Cave On Tax Hikes For High Income Earners

Doug Mataconis · 54 Comments

Whether it comes now or in January, President Obama is going to win the tax debate.

battleground-taxing-rich

Poll: Americans Support Sacrifice For Others, Not Themselves

James Joyner · 101 Comments

A new poll finds strong support for raising taxes on other people and staunch opposition to cutting programs that benefit themselves.

Quick Takes

tincup

OTB Caption Contest

Rodney Dill · 7 Comments

Time for the Monday OTB Caption ContestTM

johnny-manziel-heisman

Sophomore Johnny Manziel First Freshman to Win Heisman Trophy

James Joyner · 8 Comments

Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy last night, becoming the first “freshman” to do so.

jerry-brown-dallas-cowboys

Dallas Cowboys Tragedy: Josh Brent Kills Jerry Brown in Drunken Crash

James Joyner · 28 Comments

Another week, another innocent person killed by an NFL player.

George Zimmerman in Court

George Zimmerman Files Defamation Suit Against NBC

Doug Mataconis

George Zimmerman’s attorneys have filed a defamation lawsuit against NBC News.

Read the Article
158 Comments
us-politics-republicans-democrats

Crist’s Choice and the US Party System

Steven L. Taylor

What Crist demonstrates about the US party system.

Read the Article
32 Comments
ElectoralCollegeSystem-570x355

Pennsylvania Considers Electoral College Reform

James Joyner

Pennsylvania Republicans want to do the right thing for the wrong reason.

Read the Article
56 Comments
fiscal-cliff-cartoon-uncle-sam-ram

Fiscal Cliff Compromise

James Joyner

A outline of a deal both sides could live with.

Read the Article
77 Comments
gay-marriage-cake

Supreme Court To Hear Appeals In Two Same-Sex Marriage Cases

Doug Mataconis

The issue of same-sex marriage will be before the Supreme Court early next year.

Read the Article
20 Comments
air-force-pinups

Air Force Cracks Down On Objectification

James Joyner

The Air Force has a leadership crisis.

Read the Article
30 Comments
egg-nog-festive

Eggnog Gestapo?

James Joyner

Why the bureaucratic tyrants at the FDA regulate your yuletide drinks.

Read the Article
31 Comments
unemployment

Unemployment Rate Drops As Labor Force Participation Rate Falls Once Again

Doug Mataconis

The truth behind today’s unemployment numbers.

Read the Article
98 Comments
barrymittbigbird

OTB Caption Contest Winners

Rodney Dill

The Flip The Bird Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Read the Article
5 Comments
predator-drone-570x427

Drone Strike on Democracy

James Joyner

My first piece for the New York Daily News, “A Drone Strike on Democracy,” has posted.

Read the Article
106 Comments
cattleskull

OTB Caption Contest

Rodney Dill

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption ContestTM

Read the Article
17 Comments
law-gavel-book

Suing Customers Who Give Bad Reviews

Doug Mataconis

Will your Yelp review land you in court?

Read the Article
22 Comments
professor-teaching-cartoon

Prestige Schools Dominate Academic Placement

James Joyner

Want to teach political science for a living? Go to one of a handful of top schools or don’t bother.

Read the Article
85 Comments
babies

Man Bemoans Selfish Women Not Having Enough Kids

James Joyner

Ross Douthat says American women should stop being decadent and have more babies, explaining that raising children is easier than it used to be, so there’s really no excuse for women to be so selfish.

Read the Article
123 Comments
medals-silver-star-bronze-star-purple-heart-570x216

Does The New Stolen Valor Act Pass Constitutional Muster?

Doug Mataconis

Congress is trying to re-write a law that the Supreme Court found unconstitutional in June. Have they succeeded?

Read the Article
38 Comments
medal-of-honor-all-services

Stolen Valor Act of 2012

James Joyner

Outgoing Senator Jim Webb is making another attempt at passing the Stolen Valor Act, deemed unconstitutional last year by the US Supreme Court.

Read the Article
17 Comments
election-voter-people

The Mandate Myth

James Joyner

Elections put the players in office. They don’t dictate the outcome of the game.

Read the Article
104 Comments
clowntoilet

OTB Caption Contest Winners

Rodney Dill

The Commode of Transportation Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Read the Article
1 Comment
fiscalcliff1

Should Congress Just Kick The Can Down The Road?

Doug Mataconis

Perhaps we should take a pass on trying to reach a deal on resolving issues propelling us toward the Fiscal Cliff.

Read the Article
36 Comments
barrymittbigbird

OTB Caption Contest

Rodney Dill

Time for the Monday OTB Caption ContestTM

Read the Article
49 Comments
3tj_header

Jefferson Was Neither A Monster Nor A Saint

Doug Mataconis

Vilifying Thomas Jefferson is as much as mistake as placing him on a pedestal.

Read the Article
131 Comments
taxes-adding-machine

Reagan Won The Tax Debate. Now What?

James Joyner

Ronald Reagan won the tax fight. The debate now centers on whether to continue cutting taxes or slightly reverse the trend.

Read the Article
75 Comments
fiscalcliff1

Republican Delusion On The Fiscal Cliff

Doug Mataconis

Conservatives seem to be viewing the Fiscal Cliff through rose-colored glasses.

Read the Article
135 Comments
health-costs-money-stethoscope

Raising Medicare Age Would Increase Costs?

James Joyner

NPR’s Julie Rovner makes a novel argument: Raising the Medicare eligibility age would actually increase the cost of Medicare.

Read the Article
67 Comments

VETERAN'S ALERT:

In addition to uncertain healthcare services, economic disadvantages, and finding a place to call home, veterans certainly do not need any more challenges. Unfortunately, the wounds of war can be less obvious than those that we can see. Psychological disorders and sicknesses caused by toxic exposure can be the most damaging aspects of war that veterans bring home. Toxin exposure in particular is of particular concern as previous exposure to asbestos among veterans is causing incidence of the aggressive cancer mesothelioma to rise among former members of the armed services. We must not leave those who risked their lives for our nation in the cold. Our veterans have never questioned the right or wrong of war when it mattered most. They simply did as they were trained. We must now show the same unwavering determination, in all ways we are able, by affording those opportunities to which they are entitled, including financial, medical and emotional support to all veterans.



Visitors Since Feb. 4, 2003