Tim Fernholz on the morality of strategic defaulting.

Recess appointments for my spouse, but not for thee.

NOM thinks Obama flubbed the DOMA lawsuit on purpose.

Johannes Mehserle writes about his remorse in killing Oscar Grant.

The Miami Herald‘s epic chronicler of Gitmo, Carol Rosenberg, is returning now that the DoD ban has been lifted.

My commenters say I’m wrong about the legal standard for involuntary manslaughter.

Spain is gonna win the World Cup because The Octopus said so.

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer