Scandal

This Week In Cheating: Ken Lewis' Pension

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business


Jeff Kreisler

What's a pension? A system wherein the employee gives the boss money for "safekeeping." Good luck with that.

David Vitter Having Yet Another Lousy Week

Senate Guru | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


Senate Guru

This week has demonstrated that both Democrats and non-partisan ethics organizations will not let the voters forget about Vitter's law-breaking and dumbfounding hypocrisy.

Mark Foley: Disgraced Former GOP Congressman Makes Radio Debut

AP | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley began his new career on a Florida political talk radio, three years after a lurid scandal ru...

In the Know: Scandalous Political Affairs

Karin Tanabe | Posted 11.10.2009 | Style


Karin Tanabe

Many Washingtonians are au courant with their employers' bedroom lambadas, but it's an ethical dilemma to be the confidant in a headline-worthy affair.

This Week In Cheating: Drugs

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy


Jeff Kreisler

So, let me get this straight: Pfizer is the drug company who'll lie to you, but Merck's the one that'll kill you?

The Gonzales Cantata: Former AG Inspires Concert Opera

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Anyone who thought the Alberto Gonzales' Senate Judiciary Committee hearings had a certain kind of repetitive poetry should head to Philadelphia this ...

HUAC: Americanism

Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


Michael Kaplan

Cynically magnifying trivialities; bluster and innuendo; guilt by association; shameless grandstanding ... wouldn't it be nice if these were considered un-American activities?

Weekly Audit: EFCA, Tax Cheats and the Racial Wealth Gap

The Media Consortium | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


The Media Consortium

The U.S. economy may finally be bottoming out. But while conditions may improve in a dry, statistical sense, the foundation for a productive economy has been decimated over the past three decades.

David Vitter Is the Senate's Biggest Coward

Senate Guru | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


Senate Guru

David Vitter has not answered to his constituents or to the law for his criminal acts, his dishonesty, his hypocrisy, or his shudder-inducing cowardice.

What's the Difference Between Miss Universe Japan's Garter Belt and a Bikini?

Disgrasian | Posted 08.31.2009 | Style


Disgrasian

Miss Universe's outfit incited a bunch of angry commenters to accuse her of mocking her home culture and label her as "a national disgrace," "perverted," and a "stupid person" wearing a "stupidly designed costume."

A Comical Failure of Moral Values: Twisted Ideas of Theory and Practice in the Republican Party

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

The appeal to God to promote a political agenda does not work. Republicans are all the proof we need. We need a new way.

Ensign Scandal Reminds Us of the Double Standard Placed on Gays and Lesbians

Rupert Russell | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics


Rupert Russell

My issue here is not that we do not prosecute our politicians adequately but the double standard that is placed on heterosexual and homosexual relationships.

When Newspapers Peddle Influence

Thomas Frank | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Thomas Frank

Even in Washington, it's unusual to see an actual price tag placed on a chance to "alter the debate," as the Post's flier tastefully put it. It was a moment of rare, piquant hypocrisy.

Here's What We Know About Sarah Palin's Decision

Cenk Uygur | Posted 08.04.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

Does anyone have any confidence that she gives a damn about policy or making a difference? No, her main interest is plainly obvious now -- the career of Sarah Palin.

WATCH : The Washington Post All Access Fire Sale

Lee Stranahan | Posted 08.02.2009 | Comedy


Lee Stranahan

Because a flier is not enough....

The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Gary Cohan

Republicans' private embraces are often in complete contradistinction with their own oft-trumpeted, Biblically-mandated "moral" guidelines for the rest of us.

Will Romantic Emails Between Gov. Sanford and His Paramour Maria Help or Hurt Him?

Rob Kall | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Rob Kall

Will Sanford's dalliances cost him the opportunity to run for president? McCain was not held back after his history of cheating on his wife, then marrying the wealthy woman he cheated with.

New Documents on Accused Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford: Did Bush's Justice Dept. Take "Appropriate Investigative Steps"?

Aram Roston | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business


Aram Roston

An Antiguan American lawyer has given me documents that laid out allegations to the Justice Department five years ago that Stanford was corrupting Antigua officials, and potentially violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Finally! A New Euphemism!

Bill Folman | Posted 08.02.2009 | Comedy


Bill Folman

Finally, we have a new euphemism for extramarital relations and an artful one at that: "hiking the Appalachian trail."

Chevron Shareholders Ignore Company's Abuses

Mike Papantonio | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green


Mike Papantonio

As you read this column, court hearings in Ecuador are taking place where Chevron stands potentially responsible for $25 billion in damages to Ecuador's waterways and aquifers.

Jon and Kate: Why We Can't Stop Looking

Mara Reinstein | Posted 06.30.2009 | Media


Mara Reinstein

Cynics may argue that their marriage meltdown is an example of schadenfreude at its best. After all, everybody likes to crane their necks at the proverbial car wreck -- and Jon and Kate's crash is particularly explosive.

Dumping on Manny

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.09.2009 | Entertainment


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Manny grabbed the headlines for a day. It drew solemn pledges from MLB officials to do whatever it takes to end the cheating. And just as quickly the Manny flap will blow over.

Our Infinite Capacity for Self-Deception

Tony Schwartz | Posted 04.14.2009 | Living


Tony Schwartz

Companies are only as evolved as the leaders who run them, and the people who work for them. What got us here won't get us where we need to go.

Hookerlover David Vitter is the Opposite of Responsibility

Senate Guru | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics


Senate Guru

First, Hookerlover David Vitter was caught like a diapered deer in headlights in the DC Madam scandal. Sure, he held a press conference, but he fled ...

Mini Madoff Scandal Scales New Linguistic Heights

Charles H. Green | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business


Charles H. Green

Another day, another Ponzi scheme. R. Allen Stanford's take: $8 Billion. Not chump change, of course, but neither does it put him in Madoff's league. But the Stanford scandal has set a linguistic record.