Surrendering On Social Security?
If you are like most people, you don't much like the way the "national media" cover politics. As a long-time member of the Washington press corps, I agree with you. We can be trivial, shortsighted, credulous, ideologically blinkered and timid -- on a good day. But here at The Huffington Post, we have a proposition for you. If you don't like the way we professionals cover politics, we invite you to do it yourself -- and we will show your work to the world. Today we are re-launching OffTheBus, our open-source, citizen-based reporting project.
Now that Michele Bachmann is out on the stump and breaking upwards in most polls, it seems to be time to start putting her personal life through the media churn.
In the last six or seven months alone, there are enough examples of Republicans botching very basic ideas and facts to fill stacks of "Bushism" style novelty calendars.
The Republicans budget would slash funding for our defense against the flu virus that attacks our country regularly and on the average kills 36,000 Americans. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
The Strauss-Kahn case is not about winning or losing, but opening a dialogue on rape, violence and gender.
The Obama administration is having a hard time finding any more sand to place its head in when it comes to evolving events in Syria.
It has been called a "cult" and even a "mafia" by its critics; to Scientologists it's "the fastest growing religion in the world." But what, beyond the media hype, is Scientology actually about?
The closest thing to real death panels that operate in this country are not run by a bunch of government bureaucrats but by a bunch of corporate bureaucrats who work deep inside U.S. insurance companies.
Some people insist that single women are not married because they're shallow, not good enough or doing something wrong. But I would argue that we are actually doing everything right.
LONDON - I am delighted to be in London for the first Huffington Post launch outside of North America: Welcome to HuffPost UK.
If neither Jesus nor Paul preferred marriage for their followers, why do some Christians maintain that the Bible enshrines 19th-century Victorian family values?
Few folks thought the president had any cards left to play in the debt ceiling game with Boehner and Cantor. But nobody knows how to hold his political cards better than Cool Hand Barack. As Paul Newman said, "Sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand."
Whether you're thinking of getting involved in martial arts or have already begun, you can improve your health and have fun learning non-violent self-defense.
If the President and his party accept a proposed "chained CPI" benefit cut, they -- and not their opponents -- are likely to be painted as "Social Security slashers."
It's hard to imagine Justices Roberts or Alito or Thomas fixing salmon mousse in preparation for being appointed to the Court. Sandra Day O'Connor might not have gained the appointment if she hadn't.
Alright, you know each other. Now here are the rules: No hitting below the belt. The reason for this is that you will neither be happy nor particularly disposed toward being at all communicative on any level, let alone a civil one.
So my mantra when it comes to cosmetic products and procedures is: show me the science! And I am not talking about fake testimonials or anecdotal experiences.
After the media tsunami surrounding the Casey Anthony verdict, 'analysts' have come forward stating she could reap nearly seven figures for a book deal. That's a crock and here's why.
In response to the debt ceiling drama, many want President Obama to use the 14th Amendment to declare the debt limit unconstitutional. That's a welcome development in a debate too often characterized by wrong-headed economics and outright demagoguery.
The House of Representatives today is swinging a sledgehammer at a cornerstone of contemporary American democracy and undermining the most extraordinary body of environmental law in the world.
Fighting to advance protections for a discriminated against minority is one of the roles of a civilized society. We should make the American dream of a job, free from unfair discrimination, a reality for all our citizens.
Clearly, Congress needs some motivation. So let's pay them on commission. If they don't produce, they don't get paid. If the current state of affairs is any indication, we'd save a lot of money.
Conflict-related sexual violence is one of history's greatest silences. In South Sudan as elsewhere, it brings stigmatization and rejection, and damages the entire social fabric.
These women embody that combination of conventional beauty, earnestness, piety and steely certitude of their own godliness that comprises the highest ideal of white conservative evangelical womanhood today.
Arianna, I know you say you feel at home here in the UK, having gone to Cambridge and dated Bernard Levin and all, but if you think you get flack in the USA at times, it's nothing to what the Brits will hurl at you.
