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Our Hottest Stories of 2009
Tina Brown told Hillary to take off her burqa, Gerald Posner revealed Tiger's new prenup, and then there was that Iranian porn tape. The best reads from The Daily Beast this year.
2009's Most Embarrassing People
From balloon boy's dad to Carrie Prejean to Kanye West, we revisit the year's most excruciating politicians, athletes, and celebrities.
There's a lesson here: Loyal employees will cheerily accept being thrown under the bus-but only up to a point. After John Edwards finally admitted ...
Is Obama an American?
Anti-Obama conspiracy theorists are gaining momentum with a new video clamoring for the president's birth certificate. John Avlon on how the roots of the "Birther" movement lie in the 2008 campaign.
Inside the Young GOP's Civil War
New details about the battle to elect accused racist Audra Shay as leader of the Young Republicans exposes ugly rifts that mirror the national party's troubles.
Jindal and the 'Racist'
Why won't the Louisiana governor and other top Republicans denounce the Young Republicans' new chairman, who's accused of spreading hate on Facebook?
The GOP's Vote for Hate—and Suicide
In electing Audra Shay to head the Young Republicans, despite a slew of hate-tinged actions, even the GOP's future leaders chose to bury the Party of Lincoln.
Bullying Behind GOP "Racist" Win
Audra Shay, accused of endorsing racial slurs and hate, was elected to lead the Young Republicans yesterday. More shocking, reveals John Avlon, were the tactics: sexual innuendos, voter intimidation, near-fisticuffs.
Young GOP Chooses Hate
Audra Shay, the Young Republicans leader accused of endorsing racism on Facebook, was elected head of the group for GOP members under 40 this afternoon.















