Author: Rick

Dems are keeping it classy: The frustration with President Barack Obama over his tax cut compromise was palpable and even profane at Thursday's House Democratic Caucus meeting. One unidentified …

Rachel Maddow is dissing on The One (via TalkingPointsMemo): Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...

But it's still a pig.  Publius at Big Government brings us to a USDA employee who claims to have been wrongfully and fraudulently accused of discriminating against black farmers: Pigford was a nightmare. …

Any clues as to what religion he may've converted to? Authorities say a 21-year-old man has been arrested in the Baltimore area for plotting to blow up a military …

David Kopel: International Adoption: The Human Rights Position is an article in Global Policy by Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet. A response article from Paulo Barrozo of Boston College Law School amplifies …

If this doesn't nail the press' hypocrisy, nothing does: Interesting that the lamestream media, mindlessly mouthing the mantra of Sarah Palin's lack of intellectual curiosity never thought to ask …

Or are we playing deadly games?  When I read crap like this and think about the blood and treasure we're commiting to the fight, I am sickened: More than 500 …

The family's statement is most moving: Elizabeth Anania Edwards, mother, author, advocate died today at her home in Chapel Hill, surrounded by her family. Today we have lost the …

Please? On Thursday, Dec. 2, Rosie Redfield sat down to read a new paper called, "A Bacterium That Can Grow by Using Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus." Despite its innocuous …

It'll be most interesting to see where this goes now: Julian Assange, founder of the controversial WikiLeaks website, was arrested here Tuesday morning at the request of Swedish authorities …