The New Republic

More great, non-scrunchy-lipped photos here. READ MORE >>

While this news may not excite the nation's loins the way the Wisconsin primary did, Obama just won the Democrats Abroad global primary--his 11th victory in a row. What exactly is the Democrats Abroad global primary? A good question, and one Adrianne Quinlan answered in this piece we ran on the website last week that's worth checking out if you haven't yet. READ MORE >>

Key statistic: Hillary Clinton picked up 64 percent of the Latino vote. Ben Smith thinks that the Hillary camp's talk of voter suppression helped turnout non-union workers in the casinos. It was "as much an electoral strategy as a post-electoral spin," he says. READ MORE >>

I have a small quibble with something Ian McEwan said in his (really quite interesting) interview on our site today. Towards the end of a discussion of how atheists--clearly propelled by the success of authors like Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris--now feel more emboldened to discuss their beliefs, the Atonement author explains:  READ MORE >>

With 258 out of 1781 precincts reporting, this is how it looks on the Democratic side: 34--Edwards 32--Clinton 31--Obama The early precincts, as a friend astutely pointed out, are most likely rural ones with few voters (that's why they're in so early). And Edwards' great strength was supposed to be in the these areas. Not to say that he doesn't have supporters in other parts of the state--he's basically lived in Iowa for the last four years, after all--but you've got to think he needed a bigger early cushion to win. READ MORE >>

Seeing the young, be-follicled Rudy in the Times today reminded me of this old "Separated at Birth" from SPY Magazine. Rudy's on the left and Meryl Streep's on the right ... or is it the other way around? Either way, I'm a little turned on.        READ MORE >>

By Thanksgiving, Manuel Jesus Cordova Soberanes had been walking for two days pretty much straight. He had already illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border--"I have two families, many mouths to feed," he told the AP yesterday--when about 50 miles outside of Tucson, in the empty desert, he saw a nine-year old boy accompanied only by his dog and holding the side mirror of a van. READ MORE >>

Amadou Cisse, a very quiet, very intelligent 29 year Senegalese man recently finished the requirements for his doctorate in chemistry and was to receive his diploma in a few days at Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago. His thesis adviser, Professor Steven Sibener, said he was very proud of him and had the emptied bottle of champagne in Amadou’s honor up on the shelf with those of his other successful doctoral students. On Monday, Nov. 20, about 1:30 READ MORE >>

Supply-siders, the sitting president, Delaware… it’strue, our very own Jon Chait isn’t a particularly huge fan of these things. But in terms of what makes Chait’s blood really boil, they’ve got nothing on the Ohio State football team. READ MORE >>

READ MORE >>