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Renowned Reagan appointee disavows his own voter ID ruling
Brad Friedman
Judge Richard Posner acknowledged that these laws are about vote suppression, not fraud prevention
Here’s how GOP Obamacare hypocrisy backfires
Michael Lind
GOP base doesn't understand right wants to turn Medicare, Social Security and more into a very similar program
So much for my Yelp revenge
D. Foy
When I posted a negative review, the shop owner threatened to smear me — but that was only the beginning
Economists are horrible people, study says
Thomas Mucha
Why does the invisible hand want to slap you across the face? Because it belongs to a jerk, apparently
California cops shoot dead 13-year-old carrying toy gun
Natasha Lennard
Officers shot several rounds at the toy-wielding boy, then handcuffed him before seeking medical attention
Healthcare.gov contractors to appear before Hill hearing
Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Stephanie Ohlemacher
The architects of the troubled Obamacare website will answer questions on the Hill
The illusion of “great movie years”
Daniel Carlson
Movies are meant to stand on their own -- and quality films released the same year don't make them more impressive
ATM company Diebold charged with bribery, falsifying docs
Brad Friedman
The charges are in response to "worldwide pattern of criminal conduct," according to a U.S. Attorney
I regret my “Naughty Native” Halloween costume
Elissa Washuta
As a Native American woman, I thought my stereotypical costume was subversive. Now I know I was wrong
How Amazon and Goodreads could lose their best readers
Laura Miller
When Amazon bought Goodreads it got a community of passionate readers, not all of whom want to follow the new rules
Google: Only Google can manage our SEO
Jason Brooks
Google+ could change search engine optimization in the coming year
More connectivity does not equal more happiness
Andrew Leonard
Emotional disillusionment is fueling an online resistance movement, suggests a new study
“Homeland’s” Martin Donovan: Does Dick Cheney sleep at night?
David Daley
Evil D.C. mastermind feels a lot like Lanny Davis to us. We posed the question to the brilliant actor playing him
How Wall Street could profit from cheating (on spouses)
Lynn Stuart Parramore
The adult hook-up site Ashley Madison could mean big bucks for investors
Why I won’t call myself a “slut”
Lutze B.
When only white women like Miley are defending against "slut-shaming," I have no interest in reclaiming the word
How subtweets are ruining Twitter
Edward Champion
Subtweets may seem like they empower the subtweeter; actually, the subtweet-ee wins. And online discourse loses
Don’t ally with libertarians: Ideologues co-opt an anti-NSA rally
Tom Watson
Hard-right, anti-government ideologues make poor coalition partners, even if they're right on surveillance
New York Times technology columnist leaves for Yahoo
Crayton Harrison
After 13 years at the Times, David Pogue is leaving to start a technology site
One advertising nation, united for all
Andrew Leonard
Together, they know everything: Facebook and Google (and maybe Amazon too) join forces on targeted ads
New book reveals Fox News PR’s dirty trick
Sarah Gray
The news company paid staff to battle the bloggosphere and covertly promote the network
Yes, conservatives, please oust Mitch McConnell
Alex Pareene
The right is determined to rid itself of its single most effective legislative weapon. Good!
Alice Munro too ill to receive Nobel Prize in Sweden
Prachi Gupta
The 82-year-old writer is too frail to travel
Bittorrent site settles for $110m with MPAA
Natasha Lennard
Avoiding a court battle, IsoHunt, popular torrent search site, will shutter and pay up
“School nurse cuts killed my daughter”: Laporshia Massey died because our priorities are wrong
Jeff Bryant
A Philly sixth-grader's death from asthma could have been prevented. Why do we cut nurses and add armed guards?
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