Intelligence and Judgment Standards for Politicians? Intelligence and Judgment Standards for Politicians?
With politicians involved in scandals all around, shouldn't there be stricter standards for getting into office?
Jun 8, 2011 / Press Room
On Weinergate: Before Throwing Stones… On Weinergate: Before Throwing Stones…
Journalists who embolden Andrew Breitbart by treating this gossip as serious news should think twice.
Jun 8, 2011 / Amanda Marcotte
Let Them Play: Behind FIFA’s Decision to Ban Iran’s National Women’s Team Let Them Play: Behind FIFA’s Decision to Ban Iran’s National Women’s Team
The Iranian Women's soccer team isn’t being allowed to take the field as long as they wear Muslim dress. Something stinks in FIFA land.
Jun 8, 2011 / Dave Zirin
A Conversation With Saudi Women’s Rights Campaigner Wajeha al-Huwaider A Conversation With Saudi Women’s Rights Campaigner Wajeha al-Huwaider
The internationally renowned activist talks to Katha Pollitt about women and driving in Saudi Arabia, a feminist Islam, and the chances for a “Saudi Spring.”
Jun 8, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
On Weinergate: In Defense of Acting Like an Adult On Weinergate: In Defense of Acting Like an Adult
What kind of a professional has phone sex from his office during business hours with his staff just outside the door? Not one with his priorities in order.
Jun 8, 2011 / Dana Goldstein
Little Churches Everywhere: California’s Evangelical Conservatism Little Churches Everywhere: California’s Evangelical Conservatism
As contradictory as the gospel truths of California's digerati are the dogmas of West Coast evangelicalism, a melding of Jefferson and Jesus.
Jun 7, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Anthony Weiner and the ‘How Can You Be So Stupid?’ Question Anthony Weiner and the ‘How Can You Be So Stupid?’ Question
After Gary Hart, Bill Clinton, John Ensign, David Vitter, Eliot Spitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edwards and more—why don’t politicians learn?
Jun 7, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Tennis Anyone? What Li Na’s Grand Slam Win Tells Us About China Tennis Anyone? What Li Na’s Grand Slam Win Tells Us About China
When Li Na became the first Chinese national to win a tennis Grand Slam title, the reaction told us a great deal about the realities of twenty-first-century China.
Jun 6, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life
How droughts, the Arab Spring and the decline of nuclear power are shaping the future of global energy consumption.
Jun 6, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
Did John Edwards Break the Law? Did John Edwards Break the Law?
The case against John Edwards is a stretch—and it could muddle campaign finance law for years to come.
Jun 5, 2011 / Ari Melber