Scandal

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.

Alaskan Attorney General Resigns: Palin Protected

Shannyn Moore | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

Talis Colberg has resigned in the wake of the Troopergate scandal. Sarah Palin let Talis resign as though his illegal advice to her husband Todd and her aids was his own idea.

NYC Madam: Wall Street Johns Paid For Sex With Corporate Cards

ABC News | Anna Schecter, Rhonda Schwartz and Brian Ross | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business


Wall street lawyers, investment bankers, CEOs and media executives often used corporate credit cards to pay for $2,000 an hour prostitutes, according ...

The Trust Fallout

Matthew J. Harrington | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business


Matthew J. Harrington

Trust in business in the U.S. is at a 10-year low. The goodwill that corporations had been slowly rebuilding over the last six years? Gone.

Madoff: Investment Fund, or Virtual Reality Game?

Charles H. Green | Posted 02.17.2009 | Business


Charles H. Green

It's beginning to look like Madoff's business model had less in common with a hedge fund or investment management firm than it did with an online virtual reality game.

Is Bernie Madoff's Life in Danger?

Laurence Leamer | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business


Laurence Leamer

Many of Madoff's victims were part of an acquisitive community overly concerned with wealth and status. But something is happening now that will likely change the whole temper of this tale.

Obama Floats Through Teapot Tempests

William Bradley | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

Why does Obama have Rick Warren delivering the invocation? Politics, naturally. It's a way to keep slicing off some of what has traditionally been a Republican vote.

Calm down: Rick Warren is not a big deal

Bil Browning | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics


Bil Browning

(Originally published on The Bilerico Project) You might be surprised at my thoughts on the current Rick Warren scandal. I've hesitated to blog abou...

Jesse Jackson Jr. Should Bow Out for Obama's Seat

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The whispers and rumors about Jackson Jr. will swirl no matter what the FBI and the U.S. attorney ultimately decide about the extent of his involvement in the scandal.

Bravo, Blago! A Primer in Pay to Play

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


John Wellington Ennis

Drooling over Obama's Senate seat makes you look far less the leader of the Land of Lincoln, and more like a spoiled rich kid who inherited a prestigious family heirloom and put it on Craigslist.

Blagojevich Proves Obama is Clean

Cenk Uygur | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

The headline shouldn't be about how this is a problem for Obama. The headline should be, "Blagojevich Case Proves Obama Can't Be Bought." He is indisputably clean.

Chicago Wins!

Aemilia Scott | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago


Aemilia Scott

Hey New York: Suck it! If Blagojevich ever resigns, you can guarantee he'll be receiving oral sex under the podium as he delivers the announcement, just to stick it to Spitzer.

Eliot Spitzer, It's Way Too Soon

Gail Vida Hamburg | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics


Gail Vida Hamburg

The road to redemption for a fallen politician has its own logic, and he who runs through a red light does so at his own peril.

Smooth Criminals: The Best-Dressed GOP Convicts (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 12.19.2008 | Style


Every good political villain needs a look, be it Kim Jong-Il's fondness for futuristic fashion, the trademark fatigues of Fidel Castro, or the decepti...