In 2006 incumbent Connecticut Senator—and former Vice Presidential candidate—Joe Lieberman lost in the Democratic primaries to Ned Lamont, a relative unknown who had challenged Lieberman’s support of the Patriot Act […]

Perhaps it’s not surprising that people take political results personally. We come to identify with our favored candidate—and sometimes to revile their opponent. When our party wins, we are elated; […]

Politicians like to brag about having passed their bills with bipartisan support. It shows that they are willing cooperate with their political opponents and that they are—at least superficially—more concerned […]

Duke University Chapel Dean Sam Wells says Jesus’ way of leading puts devotion and service ahead of prominence and power.

The owner of Magnolia Bakery in New York City doesn’t stay up at night for business reasons anymore.

A conversation with the owner of Magnolia Bakery in New York City.

Sometimes adding more locations to a famous hole-in-the-wall spot isn’t the best idea. Steve Abrams, owner of Magnolia Bakery, describes the push-pull.

Steve Abrams, owner of Magnolia Bakery, dropped out of college one semester in. Would his life be different with a degree?

Steve and Danny Abrams have owned restaurants and bars in New York City for the past several years. What’s it like being in the same industry as a family member?

The ethics of more than 30 lawmakers and their aides have been under scrutiny, according to a leaked report.

Why do Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh oppose Obama’s healthcare reforms? Ask their wives.

The coronary angiogram was not discovered through scientific skill but via a medical accident.

The economic boats aren’t rising, they’re bobbing, and analysts are being swept away by the tide of numbers, writes the Wall Street Journal.

The political crisis in Honduras could be nearing its end after the de facto government agreed to let the ousted president finish his term.

An artist with autism has drawn an 18-foot picture of New York from memory after a 20-minute flight over the city.

Thousands of juvenile convictions in Pennsylvania have been chucked out following a “jailing kids for cash” scandal concerning a former Luzerne County judge.

Wal-Mart plans to cater to our cradle-to-grave needs—and is now selling coffins.

Spiders find a bloodsucking-by-proxy diet sexy—and it helps control malaria, new research finds.

For the first time in decades NASA will subject monkeys to radiation experiments to test the long-term effects of space travel on humans.

“Nobody who’s ever been poor would ever use the phrase ‘selling out.'” So said Sherman Alexie, award-winning author of “War Dances,” “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven,” and […]