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02.25.14 | 11:42 am
Not a Good Retirement Option?

Once biggest Bitcoin exchange goes belly-up amid reports of $350 million theft.

02.25.14 | 10:22 am
Can We Get A Do-Over?

You won’t believe this, but without the three GOP state senators in Arizona who now say they regret their votes, the controversial anti-gay discrimination bill would not have passed in the first place.

02.25.14 | 9:51 am
Not Just Arizona

If you’re new to the story of the anti-gay discrimination bill in Arizona (or is it the pro gay discrimination bill?), you may not know that Arizona isn’t the only state considering such legislation. Similar bills have been introduced this year in Tennessee, Kansas, Idaho, and Mississippi. Here’s the rundown we did earlier. Also, Georgia.

02.25.14 | 7:03 am
Too Far?

Ed Kilgore on the Arizona anti-LGBT law and how the “religious liberty” crusade shows signs of backfiring.

02.25.14 | 6:35 am
Just Shoot ‘Em All

Also-ran in GOP primary for U.S. Senate says ranchers should be allowed to shoot on sight “wetbacks” crossing the border illegally.

02.25.14 | 6:21 am
No Tolerance For Intolerance

The backlash in Arizona over the anti-LGBT bill sitting on Jan Brewer’s desk has fully formed this week, with both of the state’s Republican U.S. senators urging her to veto it and the state’s business community coming out en masse against the bill. Fascinating stuff.

02.24.14 | 6:52 pm
Guns

Nope. Russian Roulette as a gun safety lesson to prove you know the gun isn’t loaded just is not a good idea.

02.24.14 | 6:14 pm
Not Going Away

Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich met Friday with federal prosecutors to discuss the Bridge scandal.

02.24.14 | 4:41 pm
Very, Very Good Point

A very, very good point about the public role of academics and the role of college and university instruction from TPM Reader JS (in response to this earlier post)…

One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about your blog is your historian’s perspective – I’m one too! But I think this discussion of academics’ supposed lack of engagement with broader national debates overlooks something critical: the classroom as a public space for engagement in the national conversation.

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02.24.14 | 4:12 pm
Send it Back to the States

Republicans now considering shutting down state governments over Obamacare.