Category Archives: Politics

This is for general news.

Links for Today

Posted on May 16, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

Extreme Weather Whiplash: 106° in Iowa on the Heels of Record May Snows

Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper

New Documents Reveal How a 1980s Nuclear War Scare Became a Full-Blown Crisis

Essay of the Week:5/5/13-5/11/13

Posted on May 5, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States

Links for Today

Posted on April 23, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

Some notes on the Chechens and Chechen demography

Inside a mile-deep open-pit copper mine after a catastrophic landslide

Links for Today

Posted on April 19, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

A Familiar Face

Comparing England (or UK) murder rates with the US: More complex than you thought

TWEET OF THE DAY? “This week is so bad that an Elvis-impersonating conspiracy theorist sent poison to Obama and THAT’S LIKE THE TENTH BIGGEST STORY.”

California City Abandons Sinking Pension Fund

Rant of the Week: 4/14/13-4/20/13

Posted on April 15, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

Women Fail Marine Infantry Officer Course, Again

Essay of the Week: 4/14/13-4/20/13

Posted on April 15, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

Why Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s Trial Should Be a Front-Page Story

Links for Today

Posted on April 7, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

The Only Age Group With Higher Unemployment Than a Year Ago Is … 20somethings

Egypt’s descent into chaos

Rant of the Week: 4/7/13-4/13/13

Posted on April 7, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

The culture of guns, the culture of alcohol

Links for Today

Posted on April 5, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

Is This a Pandemic Being Born?

Mystery Malady Kills More Bees, Heightening Worry on Farms

Supply Chain Problems Hitting Hospitals Near You

Links for Today

Posted on April 2, 2013 by The Editor

Reply

After Action Report of HRT Operation in New York

A ‘gray divorce’ boom

Wal-Mart Customers Complain Bare Shelves Are Widespread