J. Edgar Hoover

Studs Terkel's FBI File Unearthed, With A Few Surprises

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Long before the FBI identified him as a suspected communist and spent decades watching him and talking to confidential informants abou...

The Worst Bosses Of All Time (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.16.2009 | Business


Most of us have experienced the dumb boss, the arrogant boss, the mean boss. But, as the accompanying collection of famous business tyrants illustrate...

My Morning Ritual

Steven Weber | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living


Steven Weber

The last several months have highlighted, more than any time I can remember, the confluence of commerce and politics, loss of faith in government, and widespread acceptance of cartoon scenarios.

6 'Facts' About Historic Figures (Their Enemies Made Up)

Cracked.com | Posted 08.31.2009 | Comedy


The truth is like Silly Putty: you can stretch it, mold it and use it to destroy someone's life. Just ask anyone who's ever run a nasty smear campaig...

Jack Valenti: FBI Investigated Top LBJ Aide's Sexuality

Washington Post | Joe Stephens | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


When Beltway insider Jack Valenti died two years ago at age 85, he was playing the role of intermediary between Washington and Hollywood as the theatr...

Nixon, Hoover Bashed Justices In '71 Phone Call

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


President Richard Nixon described the Supreme Court's June 1971 Pentagon Papers decision as "unbelievable" and "stinking," and vowed "to change that c...