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A Video History of U.N. Outbursts
There may be some friction over climate change at the United Nations, but it's nothing compared to controversies from even the recent past.
The Greatest Power Mustaches
New York Gov. David Paterson shaved his beard for a cleaner look. From Adolf's fascist 'stache to TR's walrus, The Daily Beast recalls the greatest mustaches in political history.
The Right-Wing Op-Ed Insurgency
Liberal bias? A Daily Beast investigation crunches the numbers and shows how conservative think tanks have quietly achieved domination over the opinion pages of America's biggest papers.
North Korea has tested a nuke. Iran is developing an atomic program of its own. And violence in Iraq is ticking upward. The Axis of Evil lives! The Daily Beast looks at the growing threat from these three countries and suggests a few new recruits with which the Axis could fill out its ranks.
Don't Chase the Pirates
Current talk of invading Somalia ignores our role in causing the chaos.
With two big fish, Hillary Clinton and Eric Holder, facing confirmation hearings this week, the Obama administration is preparing for its first major confrontation with the new Congress. Can the nominees hold up to scrutiny?
The Man Who Brought Down Spitzer
Manhattan's U.S. attorney Michael Garcia may have chased Eliot Spitzer out of office, but he also ignored years of chicanery on Wall Street. So how did he pull down a multi-million dollar job in private practice?




















