Alyssa Rosenberg and Emily Nussbaum consider the portrayal of political reporters on House of Cards and Scandal. Plus: Does House of Cards deserve the hype?
Harold Pollack explains why he feels some sympathy for Trayvon Martin’s killer. Plus: More guns = more dead bodies.
Allison Yarrow suggests so, but Harry Siegel has concerns. Plus: America the Elderly.
Conor Friedersdorf and Mark Oppenheimer discuss. Plus: Our pot problem.
Did Tim Tebow sideline religious reactionaries? Sarah Posner and Paul Raushenbush discuss. (Warning: Contains sports puns.)
Laurie Santos and Jesse Bering discuss how culture mediates disgust (NSFW). Plus: Why sex (usually) isn’t gross.
James Joyner sees parallels between the two presidents’ foreign policies. Plus: With friends of Hamas like these…
Do Rubio and Obama secretly want reform to fail? Bill Scher and Matt Lewis speculate. Plus: Young conservatives vs. Rush Limbaugh.
Isaac Stone Fish talks to Chris Green about the challenges of reporting on the world’s most closed society. Plus: Explaining North Korea’s nuclear test.
Jamelle Bouie and Justin Green discuss. Plus: Debating a path to citizenship.