Blog posts filed under "politics"

How a rowdy annual orgy was tamed into the tradition of family Christmas shopping and commercialism we know today.

This 'Rolling Stone' writer covering the campaign is brutally funny and frank.

A hokey adaptation of a graphic novel that is nevertheless impressive for its oppresive political atmosphere.

This documentary follows three children attending an unsettling and militant Christian camp.

Sure, they're obsolete -- but magazine are still fun to read and offer depth.

The Secretary of State's deformed analogy rings the special bell in the commentator's head.

His attorneys say the abuse inflicted on him has left him "like a piece of furniture."

Why do places like Reykjavik and Slovenia have Internet speeds 100 times faster than the USA?

His occasional seven to ten-minute editorial essays on MSNBC take the Bush administration to task through sharp writing and dry wit.

The US has put a lot of effort into portraying Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as a fearsome adversary. Now they expose him as an idiot.

Presidential sticky notes known as 'signing statements' magically eliminate the need for a congressional or judicial branch of government.

Under a new law in Britain, it might be llegal to mock religion.