Hillary Clinton won the Iowa caucus by a fraction of one percent thanks to the arcane rules of the Iowa caucus and the luck of winning the coin toss six out of six times when it decided delegates. Sanders has requested that the actual raw vote be released. It will probably not be done in accordance with the Iowa caucus rules, but it was a smart move to make. There … [Read more...] about The Revolution Begins For Bernie Sanders In Iowa (And No, There Is No Guaranteed Firewall For Clinton In The South)
(Updates) The Zika Virus: Recent Developments
UPDATE II: For a heartbreaking, yet touching and inspirational story of a mother (and a father) with two children suffering from microcephaly, please click here, but have your handkerchief handy. _._ UPDATE I: A reader commenting on the alarmism which sometimes surrounded the Ebola crisis, makes a potential connection between the Zika virus outbreak and the … [Read more...] about (Updates) The Zika Virus: Recent Developments
India’s Tata Motors will rename its “Zica” car
There's a fallacious, often told story about how Chevrolet had to change the name of its "Nova" car in Latin America because it was too close to "doesn't go" in Spanish. Then there's the true story about the San Diego-based Isis Pharmaceuticals changing its name to Ionis Pharmaceutical after months of CEO and founder Stanley Crooke, resisting colleagues, advisors and … [Read more...] about India’s Tata Motors will rename its “Zica” car
Cartoonists look at Donald Trump’s Iowa Caucuses Loss
Cartoonists are having a fun with showman Donald Trump's loss in the Iowa caucuses: See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoonists look at Donald Trump’s Iowa Caucuses Loss
Hippos are big losers as animals suffer from South Africa’s extreme drought
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa — At South Africa’s biggest national park, wildlife officials are warning of difficult weeks ahead: unless significant rains come, animals will start dying. This is the harsh reality of life in a country suffering its worst drought in decades. Cattle are already dying, and crops have been destroyed. Many South Africans… … [Read more...] about Hippos are big losers as animals suffer from South Africa’s extreme drought
Cut Clinton Some Slack
NASHUA, N.H. -- Q: When is a win not a win? A: When the winner is Hillary Clinton. The Iowa Democratic Party confirmed in its final tally Tuesday that Clinton had won Monday night's caucuses. She not only beat Bernie Sanders but got more votes than any Republican candidate, and she becomes the first woman ever to win the Iowa caucuses. Clinton remains the … [Read more...] about Cut Clinton Some Slack
Hope (Guest Voice)
Hope by Arif Ahmad Dear Muslim Jihadist, It feels like yesterday when you accounted for all of them lives, and with your own included And I am not here to demonize you, patronize you or judge you on your motive I concede that you may have faced your own provocation, your own injustice But besides your reasons, this is to update you on the state of affairs … [Read more...] about Hope (Guest Voice)
Cartoon: Trump gets schlonged
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Rubio becomes early hope for mainstream Republicans
By Emily Stephenson and Emily Flitter EXETER, N.H./MILFORD, N.H. (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, emerging from the first presidential nominating contest in Iowa as the leading Republican mainstream contender, portrayed himself in New Hampshire on Tuesday as the party's best hope to recapture the White House. But Rubio, 44, a U.S. senator from Florida, faces a strong … [Read more...] about Rubio becomes early hope for mainstream Republicans
But are you as bored as me by this election?
There was a point in one of those debates when Sen. Marco Rubio (who gave a victory speech Monday night after losing in Iowa) was asked, more or less, if he considered himself the savior of the Republican Party. His underwhelming, cloying, and thoroughly contrived response was that Jesus Christ is the only savior he knows about. That’s fine but it’s unoriginal and boring. … [Read more...] about But are you as bored as me by this election?
Cartoons: Ted Cruz Victory Speech
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Who Is O.J. Simpson And What’s ‘American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson’ About?
The first season of American Crime Story— the true crime anthology executive produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk of American Horror Story fame—is subtitled The People v. O.J. Simpson. If you lived through the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial than the evocative title is probably conjuring up memories of black gloves and Ford Broncos. But if… … [Read more...] about Who Is O.J. Simpson And What’s ‘American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson’ About?
Three things you can’t say in black America (Guest Voice)
Three things you can't say in black America by Jordan Cooper There are 3 things you can't say truthfully about Black America. There isn't a black who has a great-great-great-grandfather who graduated from an Ivy League university. There isn't a black who has been an All-Pro kicker in the National Football League. There isn't a black who can say that their has been … [Read more...] about Three things you can’t say in black America (Guest Voice)
The GOP establishment strikes back
WAUKEE, Iowa -- The establishment struck back. The headlines will show that Ted Cruz won the Iowa caucuses, but the more significant message out of Iowa was that Marco Rubio was neck-and-neck with Donald Trump for second place and within a few points of the lead: It showed that mainstream Republicans are, at long last, pushing themselves back into the 2016 presidential … [Read more...] about The GOP establishment strikes back
The Week’s Peter Weber: Sorry, Bernie: A tie in Iowa is still a win for Hillary
There's an old joke (that I love): Two silkworms had a race. They eneded up in a tie. Last night's nail-biting Democratic caucuses vote ended up in a virtual tie. The keyword here is "virtual" because in the end (partially due to being on the winning end of some coin tosses) former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton beat Vermont Senator Bernie Sander, by part of one of those … [Read more...] about The Week’s Peter Weber: Sorry, Bernie: A tie in Iowa is still a win for Hillary
France’s Jews are Fleeing Paris for London
Sabine Zeitouni remembers when she first realized her family had to leave France. On January 9, 2015, a gunman declaring allegiance to the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) killed four Jewish hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris. Soon after, the French government deployed armed guards to the entrance of the Jewish school that Zeitouni’s children… … [Read more...] about France’s Jews are Fleeing Paris for London
Donald Trump Blames Media, GOP Voters for Iowa Caucus Loss
Donald Trump's humility tour ended as quickly as he delivered his concession speech following his defeat in the Iowa caucus by Ted Cruz. He broke his 15-hour silence to say the "media didn't cover me fairly." Woe is me! Because I was told I could not do well in Iowa, I spent very little there - a fraction of Cruz & Rubio. Came in a strong second. Great honor— … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Blames Media, GOP Voters for Iowa Caucus Loss
Can Rubio Save the GOP from Itself?
Lauren Fox mulls the Iowa results on Talking Points Memo. Marco Rubio didn't win Monday night in Iowa. And no, a third place finish cannot be spun hard enough into a victory. But for the Republican establishment, Rubio's solid third place in Iowa, clearly in the top tier with Ted Cruz and Donald Trump gives the party a way forward that doesn't pose the general election risks … [Read more...] about Can Rubio Save the GOP from Itself?
Iowa Knows Politics The Way Indiana Knows Basketball, Very Well Ty
The Last Shall Be First, Or Tied For Second Three Tickets To Paradise From The Bible Belt The View From The U.S. Virgin Islands, Mon By JOHN McCARTHY/TMV Columnist “How stupid are the people of Iowa?” Donald Trump asked in November. “We’ll find out on Monday,” Stephen Colbert deadpanned on Friday. Trump was referring to what he called Ben Carson’s … [Read more...] about Iowa Knows Politics The Way Indiana Knows Basketball, Very Well Ty
Donald Trump and the Dying White Men
Guess there weren’t enough angry white men in Iowa to give The Donald a victory in the caucuses. That means The Donald is a loser, a word he abhors. However, the demographic supporting him is also made up of losers, angry white men who life has passed by and are dying off earlier than would be expected. Several months ago, an analysis by two social scientists from Princeton … [Read more...] about Donald Trump and the Dying White Men