By • May 17,2010

George W. Bush = James Madison

What? Who dares mention W. in the same breath as the author of the Federalist Papers and framer of the Constitution? Well, as I mentioned before, I’ve been listening to...

By • May 16,2010

Lesbians and softball

After Ellen brings some expertise to America’s strange debate about lesbians and softball. Bottom line: Judging by her proficiency at softball, Kagan is a complete failure as a lesbian.

By • May 16,2010

Assassinating American citizens

When it comes to civil liberties,Kevin Drum writes that’s the one area where he feels “betrayed” by Obama. Case in point: the White House’s assertion that it has the right...

By • May 10,2010

Betsy Ross, military contractor

It may be a pure myth that Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag at the request of George Washington. But it turns out that Ross was an actual flagmaker...

By • May 09,2010

Fact-checking Twitter

Both parties know how to pack lots of spin into 140 characters. FactCheck.org exposes some impressive distortions from recent tweets. Here’s one example: DNC Mis-tweet: ‘GOP’s Wall St. Fundraiser’ DNC,...