Rob McElhenney gained 50 pounds to become funnier. What would happen if a woman did the same?

"Meat and potatoes" has long been an emblem for a particular kind of masculinity and nostalgic Americana

The White House gets a lecture from Trent Lott as new revelations about a DeLay junket raise new concerns about ethical lapses.

As protesters call Dem leaders "nigger" and "faggot," it's time for Republicans to denounce them. Updated

The president instructs the treasury secretary to "pursue every legal avenue" to block the bonuses. Barney Frank has a simpler solution: Fire the bums.

A report from the International Monetary Fund acknowledges that the system could be tweaked to work better. But don't go too far!

The candidate sets up a charity to compensate Katrina victims. Meanwhile, Barney Frank tackles the larger lessons of the housing bust.

Salon talks to Evan Peters about the process of filming reenactments of the "insane, idiotic" Transy Book Heist

Freddie Mac paid him at least $1.6 million to help rally Republicans to its side, Bloomberg News reveals.

"Change is hard," he says. What?

From an angry Tea Party congressman to an MSNBC host, here are the quotes I received in 2013 that surprised me most

Oh what the heck: Let's just nationalize the banks and get it over with. Sure, says the Treasury.

The Internet thinks that either the Mother is dead, Ted is dead, or that Robin and Barney are dead

The Christian right may be hurting at the top, but at the grass roots, it's still a force to be reckoned with

He tells Salon that healthcare reform may be up to Republican moderates