Everybody does it. Just get over that fact. Changing the districts is a political reality that is both extremely powerful, and never going away. Everybody complains about it, yet...

In the past I've been critical of Google for failing to recognize certain American holidays. I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the way in which they have …

Colin Powell is someone who infuriated me during the 2008 Presidential campaign and I find it hard to look past that but I'm liking what he has to say …

It took me a moment when i saw this at Weasel Zippers, but I finally figured out why Chris Matthews said that! He was making oh the most droll …

The Institute for Justice just won an important battle in the fight for free speech. The case IJ took on in Colorado and won was particularly onerous, as IJ's …

Everyone knows the old myth (rather conclusively proven as false) that if you toss a frog in a pot of boiling water, he'll hop out -- but if you …

First of all, let me complement you on being a first-rate RSS aggregator. I've since given up on any other service, since they sync to you anyways, why bother …

A moving local story has come to my attention on this Veterans Day:It started a few months ago with a phone call to Sturtevant Funeral Home in Portsmouth.A group …

Congratulations, Marines, on your 235th birthday! Almost forgot, but Slublog at AoSHQ reminded me. There's also a great picture he posted of Lt. General Lewis B "Chesty" Puller that …

Let me warn you, this image is from an actual fear-mongering proposal brought to you by your federal government. Yea. Even sometimes I can't even explain things like this. …