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Holidays '09: Ten Books I'll Bet No One Else Will Suggest

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.30.2009 | Books


Jesse Kornbluth

The whole and entire point of HeadButler.com is to identify books you won't hear about in every Conde Nast magazine and online gift guide.

'Churchill': At 166 Pages, The Most Exciting Biography Of The Year?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Jesse Kornbluth

I've studied Churchill; we all have. But the breadth of the man gets lost in a handful of anecdotes and film clips. Paul Johnson delivers the big picture and the tiny detail.

UPDATED APOLOGY FROM CONGRESSMAN--HAVE WE NO SHAME? DEBASING THE HOLOCAUST FOR ANOTHER TEN SECONDS OF MEDIA COVERAGE

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Everyone knows that genocide means mass murder and that the Holocaust should be restricted to the mass murder of 6 million Jews during World War II. Abuse of these terms is inexcusable.

It's the Balance of Power, Stupid!

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 11.29.2009 | World


Leon T. Hadar

The U.S.' clout may be slipping in the global arena. And yet no one wants to admit it. A failure to do so led to the end of the British Empire, and could mean the same for the U.S.

What Schulberg Might Have Told Obama About Fighting

Bill Cunningham | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Bill Cunningham

Organizations that can't touch Obama in the ring are moving to a crowding, brawling, Frasier-like approach to the debate.

Curse Words from an Old Manse

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

I strongly disagree with anyone caring about this "stupidly" business. Politics is serious, and sometimes people get fired up. Diplomatic speaking is for diplomats.

Beer Metaphor Becomes Frosty-Cold Reality

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Barack Obama is the first president to not just accept the premise of the "having a beer" test, but to embrace it and turn it into reality.

Guys Who Wear Bow Ties: Love It Or Lose It? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.13.2009 | Style


Two weeks ago when we asked "Who's the best-dressed Supreme Court Justice?", your answer was Justice Sandra Day O'Connor for her signature lace jabot....

Christopher Hitchens On Why Obama Cited Churchill On Torture

Slate | Christopher Hitchens | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics


He didn't get the attention he deserved for it, but President Obama was very cleverly fusing liberal principles with an appeal to the basic conservati...

Sam Stein

Is Obama Reading Andrew Sullivan? References Similar Torture Post During Presser

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Is Barack Obama reading blogs, particularly the site of one of his campaign's most committed supporters, Andrew Sullivan? At his press conference o...

Turkey: Not the Usual Geopolitical Sandwich

William Bradley | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


William Bradley

Obama seems to see Turkey, which has friendly relations with Israel, as potentially a much stronger partner than any other NATO nation, perhaps even Britain.

Race Baiting Michelle -- Again

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.07.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The recent visit of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown cracked the window just enough to toss mud again at Michelle and of course hope some of the mud splatters on the president.

Obama Returns Churchill Bust To England: British Press Sees Snub

Newsweek | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics


Has America's even- tempered new president already ruffled feathers in the land that spawned Borat and Benny Hill? That's certainly how the spiky Brit...

Should President Obama Be More Optimistic?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

If Obama is truly committed to change, being more optimistic may not help him in that effort. Americans voted for Obama because they were acutely aware of the problems the country faces.

Eric Cantor's Cant About Churchill

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics


Jacob Heilbrunn

Eric Cantor's fixation with Churchill is emblematic of the broader worship of American conservatives for the British prime minister.

A New "Green" Economy

Michael DeJong | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business


Michael DeJong

In an economy quickly going down the toilet faster than a nickel bag government-sanctioned "ganja" could 'pot'-entially create more and literally 'green' jobs and add much needed tax revenues.

End the Bailout

Alan Schram | Posted 12.21.2008 | Business


Alan Schram

Paulson is now on his third plan for how to spend the cash Congress gave him. Nobody knows what he will do next.

The Quotable Palin

Chris Kelly | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


Chris Kelly

Sarah Palin is what you might call "intellectually incurious." I think when Joe the Plumber is talking to Palin he has to slow it down. So where'd she come up with her fancy-pants go-to quote?

The Sick Man of the North Atlantic

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


Eric Margolis

Money, observed the witty British thinker Malcolm Muggeridge, is the homogenized form of power. No more money, no more power. The great imperialist ...

Who Does George Bush Think He Is?

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics


Jamie Stiehm

Who does George Bush think he is? Honestly, the answer is Sir Winston S. Churchill. Though I think Churchill would be deeply offended at the notion of a likeness between him and Bush.