
Zero tolerance policies have been ruining kids’ lives in schools all across the nation, but at last many schools are beginning to rethink the foolish policy. Now, even The New York Times has come out in favor of ending the
by Warner Todd Huston6 Jan 2014, 9:40 PM PST0

Spurring new talk of a Hillary Clinton run for president in 2016, the head man for Hillary PAC announced a new effort to “show support” for Clinton in 2016 by launching new bumper stickers that read “I’m Ready For Hillary.”
by Warner Todd Huston6 Jan 2014, 2:36 AM PST0

On the day after Christmas, the Chicagoland area was shocked when news broke that a pregnant teen girl was shot in the back of the head and killed on Christmas Day. It was initially reported that the pretty teen was
by Warner Todd Huston5 Jan 2014, 3:06 AM PST0

On the same show that host Melissa Harris-Perry was forced to apologize for her attack on Mitt Romney’s adopted African-American grandson, MSNBC kept up its drumbeat of dealing the race card against its enemies by declaring that the core of
by Warner Todd Huston5 Jan 2014, 2:31 AM PST0

On the heels of New York Times columnist David Brooks’ admission that he smoked pot as a youth, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes had a personal pot story of his own to relate. He was confronted by a policeman once while carrying
by Warner Todd Huston5 Jan 2014, 2:14 AM PST0

Recently Rolling Stone magazine published a story that urges the millennial generation to demand communism in America by eliminating private property, “guaranteeing” everyone a job and turning banks into state property. After finding some opposition on Twitter, the writer let
by Warner Todd Huston5 Jan 2014, 1:58 AM PST0

During the 2009 meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, famed financier Warren Buffett disparaged the idea of investing in newspapers saying that such investment would only result in “unending losses.” But since 2009 Buffett has bought up dozens of papers despite
by Warner Todd Huston5 Jan 2014, 1:18 AM PST0

Early on January 3, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul announced he was on the verge of joining a class action lawsuit aimed at suing Obama’s National Security Agency over its spying on the American people. By that evening, Paul was using
by Warner Todd Huston4 Jan 2014, 2:54 PM PST0

CNN is keeping the pressure up against MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry after her attack on Mitt Romney for having an adopted African American grandson. On December 29, during her eponymous show, Harris-Perry introduced the topic of Mitt Romney’s newest grandchild. After
by Warner Todd Huston3 Jan 2014, 3:14 AM PST0

As new owner Jeff Bezos begins his tenure as the head man for the Washington Post, Wonkblog editor Ezra Klein is reportedly making plans to exit the paper after being denied funding for a pet project. Klein built a media
by Warner Todd Huston2 Jan 2014, 8:34 PM PST0

Another gun from the disastrous Fast and Furious gun-walking program has turned up at a shooting in Mexico, authorities report. On December 31, a U.S. official reported that a firearm that turned up in a gunfight at Puerto Peñasco, Mexico–a
by Warner Todd Huston2 Jan 2014, 10:03 AM PST0

Obamacare was sold to the American people as a way to “save money” on healthcare. Now that the President’s healthcare plan is well underway, the hospice industry is ready to launch a multi-million dollar ad campaign to sell its end-of-life
by Warner Todd Huston2 Jan 2014, 1:49 AM PST0

Barack Obama’s former political campaign can hardly be called “non-partisan.” Nonetheless, the Washington Post has somehow decided that Organizing for Action, the Obama advocacy group his campaign morphed into, is just that. A Philip Rucker puff piece in the Post’s political section
by Warner Todd Huston1 Jan 2014, 2:35 PM PST0

In a recent piece for Time, Brandon Ambrosino offered an interesting observation concerning the recent imbroglio between the gay advocacy group GLAAD and the A&E cable network. In his piece, Ambrosino wondered aloud if GLAAD had reached its “expiration date.”
by Warner Todd Huston29 Dec 2013, 3:46 PM PST0

No state has a worse public pension crisis than Illinois and for years lawmakers have found it impossible to agree upon what to do about it all. This legislative session some agreements were finally hammered out to address the crisis.
by Warner Todd Huston29 Dec 2013, 3:39 AM PST0

Cricket is indecipherable to most Americans. But there is at least one reason to appreciate the British game after CNN’s Piers Morgan was confronted with famed Australian “bowler” Brett Lee and came away battered and bruised as a result. The
by Warner Todd Huston29 Dec 2013, 12:58 AM PST0

A one-time Democrat Minneapolis mayoral candidate was beaten up by two teen girls at the Mall of America after his iPhone was stolen by a third accomplice, reports say. Mark Andrew, a former Minnesota Democrat Party chairman and recent losing
by Warner Todd Huston28 Dec 2013, 6:04 PM PST0

United States Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is demanding that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) institute stronger regulations to prevent another major loss of customer data such as that experienced by Target department stores starting at the end of November. “Our
by Warner Todd Huston28 Dec 2013, 12:03 PM PST0

At first, the gay advocacy group GLAAD successfully urged A&E network to punish Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson for comments about homosexuals he made in GQ. But now that the network has relented and returned the elder Robertson to his
by Warner Todd Huston28 Dec 2013, 8:16 AM PST0

By early evening on Friday, December 27, the A&E cable network reversed its suspension of Duck Dynasty family patriarch Phil Robertson, reinstating him to his reality TV show. A&E made this decision just ahead of a growing grassroots revolt aimed
by Warner Todd Huston27 Dec 2013, 8:15 PM PST0

For some reason, CNN’s Anderson Cooper decided to reveal some of his mother’s sexual escapades during a recent year-end review segment, noting that his then 85-year-old mother was “the Nijinsky of cunnilingus.” But Cooper wasn’t the only one throwing around
by Warner Todd Huston27 Dec 2013, 11:20 AM PST0

Is Hillary Clinton’s charitable foundation hurting for cash? One may think so with the new donation scheme she announced this week in a fundraising email. Hubby Bill, Hillary says, will match each new donation dollar-for-dollar until December 31. “We have
by Warner Todd Huston25 Dec 2013, 7:03 AM PST0

Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency is again ramping up pressure on North Texas energy companies by ignoring its own settlement and seeking new, tougher requirements on gas drilling operations there. After a yearlong probe, the EPA’s Office of Inspector General has
by Warner Todd Huston25 Dec 2013, 5:00 AM PST0

Egypt’s government has labeled the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, blaming the Islamic fundamentalist group for a domestic car bombing which killed or injured dozens. Two explosions ripped through a police headquarters in the Nile Delta province of Mansour late on
by Warner Todd Huston23 Dec 2013, 9:51 PM PST0

Now that A&E has suspended Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson over his recent comments about homosexuality in GQ magazine, one Georgia county sheriff has told the network that they are no longer welcome to film in his county. Sheriff Phil Miller
by Warner Todd Huston21 Dec 2013, 2:12 PM PST0