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Going Postal
The office shooting in Orlando-on the same day unemployment crested 10 percent-is a deadly omen. Mark Ames on why spikes in joblessness always breed more workplace violence.
The Craziest Senator
Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma earned national derision when he endorsed nutty birther theories earlier this week. But he is actually a shrewdly calculating politician playing to his state's far-right base.
Ensign's Sex-Scandal Enabler?
Senator Tom Coburn knew of John Ensign's affair 16 months ago-and concealed it from the public. But what, Max Blumenthal asks, did the conservative moral crusader tell his friend in private?
Not So Wicked
Kristin Chenoweth talks to The Daily Beast about her faith, her work ethic, and pitches an idea to Lorne Michaels.
















