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You've heard about Erik Loomis, the University of Rhode Island assistant professor of history who launched an almost psychotic, foul-mouthed Twitter tirade against the NRA, accusing it of being a terrorist organization, of complicity in and criminal culpability for murder, and a host of other invectives...

Obama held a press conference today about gun legislation, but almost all of the press questions were about the "fiscal cliff." Obama's responses were truly amazing, a spiking-of-the-football approach in which he pocketed Boehner's concession on tax rates for those making over $1 million, then moved...

The State Department has released the independent review board report, available here.  It provides many details, but ignores the big issue, which is the White House response once the attacks started.  I'm not sure if that was outside the scope of the investigation, but there's...

Please tell me this is not happening, Boehner offers 'Plan B' in 'fiscal cliff' talks: House Speaker John A. Boehner has launched "Plan B" in budget talks, announcing Tuesday that he will bring for a vote his proposal to extend expiring tax breaks for all but...

If you haven't seen it yet, head over to College Insurrection for Rhode Island prof demands NRA chief’s “head on a stick”, regarding University of Rhode Island assistant professor Erik Loomis. Loomis is outraged that he is being called out: Oooh, the obligatory Glenn Reynolds attack on me...