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Store Where Lanza's Gun Was From Shut Down by ATF

Riverview Gun Sales, the store that Nancy Lanza bought the gun that was used by Adam Lanza in the Newtown Masacre, has had its license permanently revoked.

A Majority of Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana

The Pew Research Center released a new study, which showsthat, for the first time, a majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana.

Is Dr. Ben Carson the Real Deal?

Dr. Ben Carson, the famous neurosurgeon from Johns Hopkins University Hospital, has become the newest African American standard bearer of the conservative movement. It makes sense: he’s clearly very bright and learned (c’mon, you can’t say a renowned brain surgeon is dumb); he’s very fiscally and socially conservative; and – perhaps most importantly – he’s an African American who has lived the African American experience.

Rush Limbaugh is Terrible, Volume 462

My ears are bleeding after listening to Rush Limbaugh give a 13-year old several minutes of air time to "refute" global warming. The evidence? The kid went to the public library and downloaded one article off the internet.

The Bakken Boom Isn't for Everyone

People with moderate incomes aren't sharing the joy of the Bakken boom:

What Should We Call Illegal Immigrants?

Jonah Goldberg pushes back against the AP's decision to drop "illegal immigrants" from its stylebook:

Crazy Idea: Cable TV Shows Should Book Experts Instead of Talking Heads

Josh Barro is trying to put me me out of a future job. Yesterday, he wrote at Bloomberg View about the state of "diversity" on cable news, which usually equates to a controversial or attractive conservative matched against a controversial or attractive liberal. Why not use actual experts instead?

Cut the Payroll Tax

Joseph Weisenthal fingers the payroll tax hike for the bad jobs data:

Facebook's Red Sea of Equality

Last week, as the Supreme Court heard arguments regarding DOMA and Prop 8, people all over the country changed their Facebook profile picture to a red equal sign in an act of solidarity.



The Facebook Data Science Team collected demographic, time, and location information to analyze who changed their picture to the equal sign.

Why Doesn't Every State Have a Unicameral?

Matt Yglesias urges states to slim down their legislatures: