Jack Hunter has now resigned as Sen. Rand Paul’s senior aide. But here are some more of his greatest hits. As recently as 2009 he wrote the following things comparing Abraham Lincoln to Adolph Hitler … Read More

Scarborough blasts Hannity over Trayvon ‘pot’ remark. Watch.

At 4 PM this afternoon, we’ll be hosting a TPMPrime Live Chat with Orville Schell and John Delury, to discuss their new book “Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-First Century“. Get your questions in now and join us at 4 PM.

Ohio pro-gun group launches fundraising drive to buy George Zimmerman a new weapon.

Brian Beutler on why some major labor unions are suddenly up at arms about Obamacare.

As you probably know by now, Nate Silver is leaving the NYTimes for ESPN/ABCNews. So why’d he leave? There’s a very interesting discussion about it in today’s Playbook put out by Politico’s Mike Allen. Read More

With his own claims to originalism fading fast, Scalia suggests liberal judicial activism, practiced by some of colleagues on the Court, is part of what brought about the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. The speech was an address to the Utah State Bar Association. Read More

It’s a massive blow for the Times. I suspect greater than they may realize. But Nate Silver, whose contract with the Times expires next month, is leaving for ESPN. Read More

After Colorado town considers creating bounties to encourage townsfolk to shoot down drones, FAA issues warning: Do Not Shoot At Drones.

Fox News’ Chris Wallace said this afternoon that, no, President Obama wasn’t stoking racial tensions with the Trayvon Martin comments.