Charlie Rose
How Rihanna Upended Oprah’s Standard Redemption Narrative
Oprah’s interview with Rihanna last night was, as always, a feat of emotional mirroring. “What happens when you see him? Does your heart do that WOOSH thing?” Oprah asked after Rihanna confessed that she and ex Chris Brown, who was arrested in 2009 for assaulting her, are still close friends. “My stomach drops,” Rihanna said quietly. READ MORE >>
Paul Ryan Hearts Unemployment
Two days in, we're seeing three main lines of attack against Paul Ryan: 1.) He wants to abolish Medicare "as we know it" and replace it with a voucher system that will shift significant costs onto the elderly. READ MORE >>
The Square and the Flair
The Gingrich-Sandusky Connection
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Newt Gingrich's Brilliant Plan To Jail Lawmakers
Newt Gingrich, apparently thinking “What the hell, the voters will never make me president anyway,” made headlines last night by saying Congressman Barney Frank and former Senator Chris Dodd should be arrested for their alleged role in bringing about the financial crisis. READ MORE >>
Still Not Done Arguing Yet
Are Obama And Bush Really The Same?
The Butterfly Effect
It is often said that the age of the Washington hostess is dead. Gone are the days, we are told, of Katharine Graham and Pamela Harriman, who assembled Washington power players around tables where deals were struck and alliances forged. But that may not be entirely true. The name Rima Al-Sabah doesn’t ring many bells to people outside the Beltway. Inside, it rings a lot. READ MORE >>
House Of Games
The conservative accounting of Hollywood types who express their political views comes in two forms. The first form -- the dominant type -- is when a Hollywood liberal pipes up about politics, and the reaction inevitably involves sneering at the idea anybody should care about what some Hollywood liberal thinks. READ MORE >>
Paul Ryan, Media Mastermind
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