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The Post Office’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Saturday Delivery — It’s Congress
It may seem like the United States Postal Service is unwilling to adapt to a world of declining mail volume and increased digital communication. But the real...
WATCH: ‘House of Cardinals,’ The Papal Conclave ‘House of Cards’ Parody
A smarmy cardinal tries to manipulate the College of Cardinals.
Sequester Lampoon
A quick break from the nonsense.
U.S. Ambassador Frustrated over Russian Boy’s Death
(MOSCOW) — The U.S. ambassador to Moscow on Friday called on Russian authorities and media to stop "sensational exploitations" of the death of an adopted boy in...
Pot Plans: Efforts Surge in Congress to Reform Marijuana Laws
Congress introduces legislation to respond to the increasingly popular marijuana legalization movement.
5 Better Ways For Congress To Punish Itself
Today the U.S. Congress will vote on an unconstitutional proposal to stop paying themselves a salary if the cannot get their act together. Surely there must be a...
Obama Wants More Violent Video Game Studies, and That’s Okay
As defensive as I am about video games, and my right to enjoy them like any other form of speech, I draw the line at declaring we don't need any more knowledge...
U.S. Still Grappling with Human Trafficking by War Zone Contractors
Congressional hearings and recently-introduced legislation have put the spotlight on the issue of U.S. taxpayer-funded labor trafficking, and the abuse of...
China’s Rich Lawmakers Make U.S. Officials Look Poor
Talk about the 1%. The richest 70 members of China’s legislature added more to their wealth in just the last year than the combined net worth of all 535 members...
“The People Are Suffocating”: West Bank Economy Struggles Under Pressure From U.S. Congress
“Does this look like the city of Ramallah?” asks Jawad Tamimi, in the doorway of his store on the main street of, sure enough, downtown Ramallah. The scene is...
Why Cutting U.S. Aid to Abbas Could Hurt Israel More Than it Hurts Palestinians
"This is going to hurt me a lot more than it's going to hurt you" may be a cliche once tossed out by parents about to spank their children, but it could well...
How Will China React to U.S. Arms Deal with Taiwan?
The U.S. announced Wednesday that it will offer Taiwan a $5.85 billion package of upgrades to its aging fleet of F-16 fighters (pdf) and training for its pilots...
Obama Goes Big With a New Stimulus Plan, but the Political Circus Persists
A few minutes into his address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday night, President Obama posed what sounded like a modest challenge to the U.S. Congress:...
LulzSec: We're Sitting on Trove of 'The Sun' Email
As if LulzSec's hack of The Sun's website wasn't embarrassment enough, the notorious hacktivist group behind claimed U.S. Congress and CIA takedowns says it...
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Thank you for your cover story, "The Optimism Bias" ["June 6"]. The cover's subhead says, "Hope isn't rational — so why are humans wired for it?" The answer is...
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Don't Worry, Be Happy Thank you for your cover story, "The Optimism Bias" [June 6]. The cover's subhead says, "Hope isn't rational — so why are humans wired...
Not New NATO News
A hat-tip to Defense Secretary Robert Gates for warning of NATO's "dim, if not dismal future" unless its non-U.S. members starting funding their defenses more...
China's Crackdown on Dissidents Continues
When a string of Chinese dissidents were arrested or detained last year, the cause was often attributed to the large number of sensitive anniversaries that...
Obama Tries to Increase the Pressure on Iran
President Barack Obama's year of outreach to Iran has succeeded in putting it on the diplomatic defensive: that much was clear from Friday's blunt reproach of...
Do Your Premiums Help Cover the Uninsured?
As the U.S. Congress debates health-care reform, American families are already picking up the tab for universal health coverage. That's the finding of a new...
