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John McCain realizes GOP can’t win war on women
Irin Carmon
As the GOP senator shies away from his remarks on abortion and Susan Rice, Patty Murray emerges as a Senate force
Donald Trump has never seen a shrink
David Daley
Did you stop following the loon after his election meltdown? Well, the Donald is back on Twitter. Look out, Cher!
Are humans getting dumber?
Alex Kane
A provocative new study from a Stanford geneticist suggests it may be the sad truth
Susan Rice’s cowardly critics
Joan Walsh
Even some liberal pundits are providing ammunition for John McCain -- with anonymous sources, of course
How should we talk about blackface?
John Cline
A new book tries -- and often fails -- to untangle its complicated legacy in American popular culture
Right-wing Christians didn’t always hate women
Valerie Tarico
A look at a 1978 study document reveals their war on reproductive rights is newer than you might think
Ron Paul bids farewell to “psychopathic authoritarians”
Alex Halperin
The libertarian hero shows his gift of inflammatory gab, bidding farewell to "psychopathic authoritarians"
In defense of Taylor Swift
Lizzy Goodman
A master of quirky pop sincerity, she wouldn't be as ridiculed — or as successful — if she were a guy
Your breakup is boring
James Camp
David Foster Wallace was inspired to write about a breakup. So are a lot of memoirists. It's not always worth it
Philip Roth: “I’m done”
David Daley
The most decorated living American author quietly announces his retirement in an interview with a French magazine
65 best quotes of election 2012
Alex Seitz-Wald
All of the memorable gaffes, zingers and general awkwardness this cycle's had to offer
“Joseph Anton”: Memoir as noir
Henry Giardina
Salman Rushdie's book adopts the tropes of genre fiction, and reveals why confessional literature inevitably fails
Is the GOP stealing Ohio?
Brad Friedman
Uncertified, "experimental" software patches have been installed on machines in 39 counties of the key swing state
Israel prepared Iran attack in 2010
Associated Press
New documentary says security officials halted Netanyahu's plans
Akin defended militias in wake of Oklahoma City bombing
Alex Seitz-Wald
The GOPer said the violent movement had "a lot of potential for good" three weeks after the Oklahoma City bombing
Just don’t call them French fries
Paul Ames
At the gastronomic festival Brusselicious, Belgium celebrates its love affair with the fried potato
Romney’s latest abortion U-turn
Irin Carmon
A top surrogate shifts the GOP candidate's position on Roe -- again
Mitt Romney: Disgrace to Mormonism
Mike Davis
A new biography of Brigham Young depicts a religion founded on socialist ideals -- and embraced by the poor
Emily Dickinson’s best zingers
Alexandra Socarides
A new book distills all of the 19th century poet's work to a collection of snarky one-liners. Amazingly, it works
GOP’s rape insanity is the norm
Adele M. Stan
Richard Mourdock and Todd Akin are representative of their party's increasingly deranged platform
Why have Democrats abandoned non-religious voters?
Adele M. Stan
In the wake of George W. Bush, the party convinced itself it needed to win back church-goers. It was a huge mistake
Amanda Todd’s only the start
Tracy Clark-Flory
Bullying from "cappers" pushed the teen to suicide. She's not the only young woman being pursued by Web creeps
The Washington Post’s embarrassing Ryan defense
Michael Shaw
One of the paper's blogs calls his soup kitchen stunt par for the course. It is sorely mistaken
Is motherhood really a lie?
Stephanie Bower
Jessica Valenti's new book challenges our preconceptions about the joys of parenting but misses what makes it vital
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