"If this was Islam, we’d never hear the end of it."

Katha Pollitt and Jessica Valenti on the woman who was killed by the pro-lifers.

Remember when he wasn't that bad?

John McCain skips security briefing on Benghazi to complain that they're not giving him a security briefing on Benghazi.

Dennis Kucinich notices

What the Petraeus mess says about the national security state.

Thanx to RAW Illumination.

Atypical Baen author

John Kessel on Baen Ebooks.

No, we are not post-racial

Bianca White gets lotsa job offers.

Thanx to andrewducker

In the country of baseball

Remembering Dock Ellis

Thanx to onyxlynx

They're not dolls--they're action figures

Heroes of Science

Thanx to Hugh Casey on Facebook