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Culture
More Than 40 Percent of Americans Believe the Rapture Is Coming
The May 21 doomsayers are about to find out if they're wrong, but there's a lot more where they came from.
Culture
Video: A Look at Why It's Good for Cops to Not Have Guns
A showdown with with a machete-wielding maniac shows how good crime-fighting can be without guns.
Education
Hundreds of Teachers Agree: Budget Cuts Are Gutting American Education
At a town hall event, teachers were honest about how budget cuts make it harder to close the achievement gap.
Culture
Most Americans Now Believe It's Wrong to Celebrate Osama's Death
If you thought the midnight "Osama's dead" party in front of the White House was gross, don't worry, you're not alone.
News
Study: Politicians Likelier to Engage with Voters of Their Race
New research from Yale finds that all politicians privilege "their own" when it comes to constituent engagement.
Culture
Osama Loved American Soda and His Property Was Surrounded by Pot [Updated]
Though he supposedly hated America and drugs, new evidence suggests bin Laden may have partaken in both.
Culture
When You "Piss on Osama's Grave," You Make America Unexceptional
Since when is it a national ideal to have parties in the streets when we slaughter people?
Culture
Even Suspected Terrorists Are Allowed to Buy Guns in America
Let's get tough on potential terrorists! Unless, of course, that means limiting gun ownership in any way.
Culture
Lame of Thrones: What the Royal Wedding Says About Our Damaged Media Culture
Most Americans don't care about the "big" event tomorrow. Why isn't the media listening to us?
Culture
Americans Now Spend $1.2 Trillion a Year on Stuff We Don't Need
A new study says more than 11 percent of consumer spending is now dedicated to nonessential goods.
News
Infographic: U.S. Military Spending Versus Foreign Aid
Where do you think the U.S. government allocates more of its funding?
Culture
Rich Americans Have No Idea How Rich They Are
A new poll shows that rich Americans simultaneously think they have too much and not enough.
News
Reminder: There Is No More INS, So Stop Looking for It
According to a government official, many people have no idea who's in charge of American immigration anymore.
News
The Full Text of Obama's Deficit-Reduction Speech
Boss won't let you watch TV at work? That's OK: Here's the big budget speech you just missed.
Culture
Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam? (We Bet Not)
A glimpse into what it took to get a good education at the end of the Civil War.
Culture
Theo Schell-Lambert on Jean Baudrillard
Never a reporter, always a prescriber, the French theologian upended the notion of a "real" L.A., as if there ever was such a thing.
Business
How North Dakota Is Leading the Way in the Fight Against Wall Street
The Roughrider State is leading a populist charge against the stranglehold of megabanks.
Culture
Gay Caveman Grave Proves Cavemen Smarter Than Many Americans (UPDATED)
Archeologists show that ancient communities respected their LGBT members. Why can't we?
