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.

Stephen King called it the best show on TV; now you can watch it legally! Also: "Badlands" and a sexy "Chambermaid"

Fans are mixed about the actor, who'd be the first woman in that role, carrying on the "Jeopardy!" legacy

Vince Gilligan left so many clues for viewers to find that we're still working through all the conspiracy theories

"Time to actually start doing things and maybe taking some names and putting people in jail," says Carl Cameron

As Sergio Munoz of Media Matters explains, CRT panic is the latest chapter in a long assault on civil rights

Conservative media celebrity is latest figure to buy into bizarre conspiracy theory

A exciting animated adventure tries to update the classic tale of the Belgian boy reporter. Should Americans care?

Barr and I entered Columbia in the same year, and found ourselves on opposing sides of campus politics

I feel, therefore I am: A scientist asks, What, exactly, is consciousness?

Though they lack brains, scientists are figuring out new ways to probe whether plants "think"

To dismiss a great black public intellectual because she made you feel uncomfortable is completely ridiculous

Jackson's accomplishments triggered white Republicans into vicious attacks — and Ted Cruz seized his moment

Moms for Liberty claim that teaching the history of civil rights has "traumatized" white children

Salon talks to "Cringeworthy" author Melissa Dahl about the benefits of mortification