I kid you not:NATO commanders are weighing a new way to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan: recognizing soldiers for "courageous restraint" if they avoid using force that could endanger …

Over at Big Journalism, Archy Cary has been following the case against the "Hutaree Militia." You remember them -- those far-right-wing Christian extremist gun nuts who were busted recently …

The Politico is reporting that the Obama administration is in something of a "P.R. panic" about the British Petroleum rig explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of …

The President just jumped the shark. Days after calling for less heated political rhetoric, President Obama is quoted in a new book blaming House Republicans for creating the "tea-baggers." …

That will be the meme:In Connecticut, a picture of the man is slowly beginning to emerge.Court records show he defaulted on a $200,000 mortgage on his Shelton home and …

Bookworm is asking the question:Am I suffering from historical amnesia, or is this the first time in American history that an administration has made a coup attempt against an …

Congratulations to the New York City Police Department for its lightening quick apprehension of the Times Square terrorist. That they were so adept at putting the puzzle together so …

Now that we've apparently gotten the would-be Times Square Bomber, I think we can get past the initial, entirely normal fear and anger response and think critically, objectively, and …

Via The New York Times: Federal agents and police detectives arrested a Connecticut man, a naturalized United States citizen from Pakistan, early Tuesday in connection with the failed Times …

There's a new sheriff in town. And he means business. If you don't like him, tough nuts. New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie has made it his priority to …