Caitlin Dickson is a reporter and researcher for The Daily Beast. She has also written for The New Republic and The Atlantic Wire.
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Can Study Drugs Be Stopped?
Sen. Schumer has a new plan to crack down on their misuse.... MORE
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The Fringe Factor
Our weekly roundup of bold statements from our fearless political leaders. MORE
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Can He Get Asylum?
Caitlin Dickson on which country is the best for an American trying to claim asylum. MORE
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The Fringe Factor
Women don’t want equal-pay laws? Caitlin Dickson looks at this week’s gems from the edge of U.S.... MORE
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From Pageants to Politics
A Miss America on Capitol Hill?... MORE
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Behind the NSA Spying Program
Caitlin Dickson on how far it’s gone, who’s involved—and how Obama just defended it at a press... MORE
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Samantha Power in Her Own Words
From Darfur to John Bolton, Caitlin Dickson pulls excerpts from Power’s prolific reporting career. MORE
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What Is Extreme Solitary?
Bradley Manning’s solitary confinement has been called “extreme.” Caitlin Dickson on the conditions.... MORE
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The Fringe Factor
A rundown of this week’s crackpot theories from our fearless political leaders. MORE
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Who’ll Take Over Crazytown?
From Steve King to Ted Cruz, the contenders to take over for Bachmann as craziest member of... MORE
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Anatomy Of A Scandal
The still-unraveling mess of the IRS debacle. MORE
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The IRS’s Competence Scandal
The IRS has money and management problems that made a scandal “inevitable,” one of Lois Lerner’s... MORE
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Tornado Coming? Grab a Helmet!
Oklahoma students weathered the storm in their football helmets.... MORE
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The Week in Wingnuts
The wackiest assertions of the week from our political leaders. MORE
