Look out Michael Crichton: Jane Austen is becoming filmdom's favorite novelist

The Speaker has never had a firm grip on the House, but immigration is pushing things to the breaking point

The alleged Holocaust Museum shooter published a book called "Kill the Best Gentiles." Read selections here.

A new report suggests the U.S. may have committed war crimes -- and endorses the formation of a truth commission.

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Paul Broun's not the only GOP member of the House Science Committee who's a bit iffy on the whole science thing

FBI director left many questions unanswered and spun multiple stories — but at least he didn't indulge the wackos

Our pundits and analysts on the Danish cartoons, maddening airport security, Howard Dean's 50-state strategy, the GOP's outrageous rap sheet and more.

My friend Bill, who's white, has to teach his son about privilege. Start with the president, I say

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Steven Tyler, Yoko Ono, Taylor Swift, and others couldn\'t sit still

Something made middle-aged white American men go desperately off the rails. Here are some poorly developed theories

The former SNL star talks about his new film "Tumbledown," switching from comedy to drama and reviving "Fletch"

The buzzy new website from House Republicans doesn't mention its party affiliation. The brand has seen better days