Make government great again
Republicans have nurtured an intense distrust of government, but most people are willing to pay for decent services
I lived 26 years before I ever altered my religiously mandated facial hair
Some Muslim immigrants allowed
[UPDATED]: Responding to protests, N.Y. judge grants a stay letting certain Muslim immigrants to enter U.S. legally
Buying on the bubble and Trump
Stuck in a loveless mortgage from before 2008, it's easy to see what America is in for with Trump
Thanks to climate change, the occurrence of the menacing microbe, Vibrio vulnificus, is expected to rise
R.E.M.'s "Document" is 30
If you're hearing R.E.M. on the radio for the firs time today you could be forgiven for thinking they lack politics
Playwright behind Oscar nod
Wilson's script was optioned in 1987. His requirement that a black director be attached held up production 27 years
The president reminded us yet again how grossly ill-prepared he is for the world stage
What will Gaga deliver?
Gaga has a reputation for provocation: She may earn it again at February's Super Bowl
Opiate for the Masses
Calm your troubled nerves with puppy love, robot animals and the world's most beloved single lady
Nikita Khrushchev took an unusual interest in the outcome, and two captured American airmen got stuck in the middle
So far, we're losing
Lies, stupidity, "alternative facts" and sheer laziness: The Trump administration is already dragging us down
Trump bans Muslims en masse
Support for Trump on immigration flags: Syrians, including refugees, not allowed to enter US
We've helped them kill the NEA
Our strategy of ditching “Art for Art’s Sake” in favor of “ArtWorks” hasn't saved the arts — and it never will
In a week, Trump seems to have set out to wreck government and turn over the remains to his plutocrat friends
Wait — President who?
Sunlight cannot harm him; hatred only makes him stronger. Who do I mean? I forget! Let's talk about something else
The fact that most unions were missing from the union meeting offers clues as to where Trump's team is heading
Why they really hate Obamacare
If we just rename it "Trumpcare," can millions of Americans keep their coverage?
Obama's is bigger than Trump's
Wondering aloud "WTF is going on?!", Bill Maher breaks down the week in the war on journalism and facts
Trump's "Walking Dead" world
Our president's dystopian worldview tracks closely with the popular TV show — and his opponents are the zombies
The only definite is that the West needs to learn to consume — and waste — less
People cause earthquakes
AC/DC had it right: when the walls are shaking, and the earth is quaking, it's definitely caused by humans
We need a centrist party now
Progress requires compromise and courage, which America's tribal political climate doesn't currently reward
Execs talk about manufacturing
The nation’s top executives have been addressing the new reality under Trump during this earning season