institutions

Americans Trust All the Wrong Things

Hamilton Nolan · 06/22/12 11:30AM

You know, if I didn't know any better I'd say that most Americans in the USA are no brighter than your average Republican. What do we love? The military and the cops! What do we hate? Public schools and unions! Grrr!

Put John McCain Down For One Lettuce Spinner On DeGeneres/De Rossi CB2 Registry

Seth Abramovitch · 05/22/08 05:09PM

Who among us wasn't reduced to a useless, blubbering pile of lady-lovin' shmaltz upon learning from groom-to-be Ellen DeGeneres that she had asked for Portia de Rossi's hand shortly following the California Supreme Court's landmark same-sex marriage ruling? On today's show, presumptive Republican Party nominee John McCain stopped by to court its audience of all-important swing-dancers, and quickly found himself squarely in the crosshairs.