How can "SNL" parody political farce?
“The Question Is Moot,” a mock game show just might be the answer
When a corporation colonizes a country
William Dalrymple talks to Salon about his new book on the brutal, imperial history of the East India Company
October's new, must-read books
New books to cosy up to as the weather starts to cool down
Rick Perry: I'm not resigning
Perry said he asked Trump "multiple times" to call the Ukrainian president but to discuss energy — not the Bidens
"Rick and Morty" Season 4 trailer
The Emmy-winning Adult Swim comedy won't return with very many episodes though.
The entertainment–psychopathy connection
Researchers did see a faint connection between "conservative" music listeners and "maladaptive personality traits"
"South Park" banned in China: report
The ban occurred after a "South Park" episode criticized American companies for selling out their values to China
Can married priests save Catholicism?
This new debate over who gets to wear the collar seems like too little, too late
Graham rips Syria withdrawal on Fox News
It was a rare moment in which one of Trump's loyal allies pushed back against the president on his favorite show
Impeachment: Dems subpoena the Pentagon
Lawmakers are probing if Trump made military aid to Ukraine contingent on a new probe by Kyiv into Joe Biden
Harvard psychologist calls out Trump
"Right and Left must set aside politics and agree that there is a serious problem here," Daniel Gilbert writes
Powell: GOP needs to "get a grip"
The ex-secretary of state said GOP leaders are "terrified of what will happen to any one of them if they speak out"
Republicans cower before Trump
"Might makes right" stops being fun when you're the one under the bully's thumb, as Republicans are learning
Meghan McCain rebukes Republican silence
"This a great day for ISIS, and this is a great day for Assad," McCain said as she cast shame on members of the GOP
Trump: Pelosi should be impeached!
The U.S. Constitution says members of Congress cannot be impeached, though lawmakers can be censured
Trump wins delay in tax returns case
An appeals court granted Trump an eleventh-hour reprieve moments after he lost a key ruling over his tax returns
Is Trump's support in Florida shrinking?
One demographic is particularly bad news for Trump: Haitian Americans. He reportedly called Haiti a "sh*thole"
How Elaine Chao favored Kentuckians
“The marriage is the thing that underlies all of this,” Mel Dubnick, a professor of government ethics, says
Trump's craziest conspiracy theory
Behind Barr and Giuliani's globetrotting, behind that delusional phone call — nope, it still doesn't make sense
Rural hospital closings is a crisis
More than 20% of our nation’s rural hospitals, or 430 hospitals across 43 states, are near collapse
Impeachment in the hall of mirrors
This isn't about Democrats vs. Republicans. It's about whether our democratic institutions have any mojo left
"This is not acceptable"
Ukraine isn’t nearly enough
Posting on FB is helping nonprofits
Online giving, donations for charities made through websites and apps, is growing quickly
"Silly" science is still important
Some science is labeled “silly” by the media and politicians, but don’t be fooled — simple research is important