The government can now track your movements when you drive and, over time, put together a profile of how you lead your life
Why the Ryan Pick Won’t Bring Clarity to the Budget Debate
The candidates won’t dare talk about the difficult choices that will have to be made to reduce the deficit
Cartoons of the Week: August 4–10
More gun violence afflicts America, while NASA sends Curiosity to Mars
Have We Turned A Blind Eye To Domestic Terrorism?
In the United States, some types of hate are more tolerated than others
Why Bats Are So Misunderstood
Bees are getting all the attention, but bats are equally deserving of our sympathy
My Very Own Democratic Platform
A tongue-in-check attempt to list every position for the Democratic National Committee’s upcoming convention
The Boy Scouts of America Has It Backwards
By upholding their ban on gay members and leaders, are they mistakenly confusing homosexuality with pedophilia?
What’s Riding on a Pony Tail? At the Olympics, A Lot
Gabby Douglas’s hairstyle was shared by the other American gymnasts. So why is she being singled out for critique?
Campus Scandals and College Admissions: What Applicants Should Know
Anyone applying to college these days needs to learn about the values of those who will be in charge of their education
A Meat Lover Says Yes to Meatless Monday
If the meat industry can’t meet demand in a healthy, responsible way, then maybe we should be taking a day off from it
Is the Military Racist?
There is no place for intolerance in our armed forces. And yet Milwaukee shooter and army veteran Wade Page has done his damage
The Phony Battle over the Self-Made Man
Party politics give us a false choice about the roots of success
Dancing Around the Death Penalty
We tie ourselves into knots wondering when executions might be defensible, but this is the wrong question to be asking