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Forgive me, America, for I have sinned
Laura Miller
Some politicians survive sex scandals. Why? They have perfected the public grovel.
Grover Norquist’s bad stock market prediction
Andrew Leonard
Four years ago, the conservative predicted that America's embrace of stock ownership would increase Republican domination.
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
When David Axelrod and Rick Davis -- top strategists for the Obama and McCain campaigns, respectively -- met on "Fox News Sunday," it got personal.
ALCS: Why not the Rays?
King Kaufman
The Red Sox have their hands full with Tampa Bay, whose 31-win improvement was no fluke.
Your daily Palin
Judy Berman
Madonna plays pundit, Paris praises the candidate's "hot bod" and a new blowup doll surprises exactly no one.
How the election ate daytime television
Rebecca Traister
Why talk shows like "The View" are showcasing some of the most sophisticated (and mind-numbingly stupid) conversations about the presidential race.
Google’s Vulcan death grip
Scott Rosenberg
Is Google the Mr. Spock of the Internet -- all head, no heart? A new book wonders if the very things that made the company great will bring it down.
The fatal flaw in McCain’s mortgage plan
Andrew Leonard
Untangling the mess created by mortgage-backed securities and their derivatives will be complicated and very, very expensive.
Nobody’s dummy
Camille Paglia
Liberals underestimate Sarah Palin's vitality and -- yes -- smarts at their own peril. Plus: Obama's presidential air, Biden's condescending mugging, feminism's lost sisters.
Senate Majority Leader Hillary Clinton
Thomas Schaller
The National Journal reflects on Harry Reid's future as the Senate's top dog.
Dick Morris: A sign of the times
Glenn Greenwald
Two weeks ago, the Fox News pundit hailed McCain's campaign suspension as "brilliant." Today, he blames it for McCain's plummeting poll numbers.
A suicide in the family
Laura Miller
Two gripping memoirs explore the guilt and confusion left behind when a relative kills himself.
The GOP goes back to its ugly roots
Gary Kamiya
McCain is resurrecting the GOP's oldest tactic: Smearing Obama as a scary black terrorist sympathizer. But he may meet the same fate as Barry Goldwater.
Admiring Palin (and hating her for it)
Tracy Clark-Flory
Lisa Belkin says the politician made her feel like a good mom -- and then a guilty mom.
Wall Street shudders, again
Andrew Leonard
What bailout? The Dow drops 740 as a financial panic sweeps the world.
The joystick of sex
Tracy Clark-Flory
From the prostitutes of "Grand Theft Auto" to cutting-edge teledildonics, sex has fueled the gaming industry, as the author of "Porn & Pong" explains.
The dumbing down of the GOP
Joe Conason
Why aren't more conservatives disgusted that their party nominated a person devoid of qualifications for the vice presidency (again)?
Message from the House: “You better pray”
Andrew Leonard
House Majority Leader John Boehner says no matter how the bailout vote goes, we're going to need God's help
McCain was right: Fire Chris Cox!
Andrew Leonard
And Henry Paulson too, while we're at it. They made this mess, and they should pay for it. The New York Times has the evidence
“How to Lose Friends and Alienate People”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Simon Pegg is utterly charming as a troublemaking British journalist in this celeb-media sendup.
Salon Radio: David Cay Johnston on the bailout
Glenn Greenwald
The Pulitzer Prize-winning NYT reporter discusses the uncritical panic created around the financial crisis and the role journalists have played in that.
Another Palin-Couric debacle
Alex Koppelman
Katie Couric interviews Sarah Palin yet again, and once again ends up with evasion and one truly puzzling answer.
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