12.04.13 | 10:56 am
Under the Bus

Dick Cheney rebukes gay daughter Mary for publicly criticizing straight daughter Liz Cheney for opposition gay marriage.

12.04.13 | 10:18 am
A MIRVed ICBM of Derp

Sometimes I just have to believe that Politico is in an arms race to publish the most ridiculous crap imaginable. Today was a banner date. In the new issue of Politico magazine, columnist Daniel Allott (currently the Dean the SlatePitch School of Journalism) argues that far from being a liability, Chris Christie’s weight will likely be a big asset in a potential 2016 presidential – apparently as a signal to show that the party is not out of touch with obese, middle-aged white men. Really.

12.04.13 | 10:02 am
A Little Noted Issue (Your Stories About the Dread Obamacare)

There’s one issue that hasn’t gotten a lot of discussion in the health care reform roll out debate. And that is imperfect knowledge and the sheer complexity of insurance. One of the promises – and I think to a real extent the realities – of the exchange sites is that it gives the average consumer some ability to make apples to apples comparisons between policies. But that still doesn’t mean everything is clear.

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