Sheldon Adelson sues Wall Street Journal reporter for libel — and chooses the very free speech oriented Hong Kong courts to do it in.
Dov Hikind, a power player in New York City Jewish politics, doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with appearing in black face at a Purim party.
At high school hockey game in North Dakota fans decide it would be a great idea to break out the KKK hoods and gowns.
Iranian news agency adds “sleeves” to Michelle Obama’s Oscar gown.
As we circle down on the big sequester cuts, it’s important to remember that any deal on getting rid of the sequester seems certain to involve major cuts to social insurance programs like Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. Republicans want it to be all social insurance cuts. But even President Obama has signaled a willingness to make more cautious cuts. With that in mind we wanted to have a discussion at TPMPRime about just what this means, both in terms of the substance of the cuts and the politics. Read More
Attention-starved race-baiter Donald Trump says Django Unchained is “one of the most racist movies.” Watch.
Over recent days we’ve heard a growing chorus of squeals from Washington Republicans about how President Obama really, really, really needs to do something about the sequester. This is joined by lots of stories about Republicans trying to name the sequester the Obamaquester and saying it was all President Obama’s fault and his doing. But all of this amounts to protesting too much. Read More
We’ve made some small changes in our front page design today. So if you’re a regular and want to hear the backstory, join me after the jump. Read More
Just before the conclave to elect a new Pope, Britain’s highest ranking Catholic, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, is resigning in the wake of accusations of ‘inappropriate acts’ with priests.