How America boosts the Afghan opium trade. By Andrew Cockburn.

The Ghost of Hillary Clinton still haunts the minds of many Americans. She is paraded around America like a fallen angel. By Nick Pemberton.

The data leak affects potentially every Indian citizen subscribed to the database. By Zack Whittaker.

The invasion is no longer just one of the great crimes of this or any age – it's become a crossroads event in the history of America's decline. By Matt Taibbi.

Jordan Peterson’s popularity is the sign of a deeply impoverished political and intellectual landscape... By Nathan J. Robinson.

The American electoral system, and with it what passes for representative democracy, is facing a crisis of legitimacy reflected in continued fallout from the 2016 election... By Rob Urie.

“All due respect, you are the problem.”

The lowlights of CPAC's merch tables.

Pro tip: If you’re going to falsify documents, it’s probably a good idea to learn how computers work.

I’m afraid the recent “defensive attack” by US attack helicopters and artillery on Syrian tribesmen loyal to Damascus is not just a one-off fluke.

A whiff of success. By Christopher Turner.

With some incredible commentary!

Is nothing sacred?

You can't make this stuff up.

Or maybe Kevin from Home Alone is back at it again?

In its relentless pursuit of nuclear strength, North Korea's first land target may have actually been itself. The Diplomat reported Wednesday that an intermediate range ballistic missile launched by the regime last spring accidentally hit the city of Tokchon, which has a population of more than 200,000.

If 2016 was the year of “Uber for X,” 2017 was the year of Silicon Valley “inventing” things.

It was the first I had endeavored on my own. The experience was . . . formative. By Sadie Stein. (Oct. 26, 2017)