Robert Wright, author of The Evolution of God debates Jacob Sullum at Reason on the Second Amendment and gun policy.
Videos
Welcome to Boehnerville
Unions are getting involved in the fiscal-cliff fight, with three-SEIU, AFSCME, and the NEA-teaming up to air a holiday-themed ad imagining a world where “John Boehner gets his way on the budget” while sinister music and jingle bells play in the background.
Michigan’s New Islamophobic Bill
The bill would prevent “foreign law”-i.e. sharia-from being applied in the state of Michigan.
Dick Morris’ Super PAC and Ethics
Paul Waldman appears on The War Room to discuss “right wing hatchet man” Dick Morris’ super PAC and whether or not he may have been using it to enrich himself.
Does the EU Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
European Union officials were awarded the prize at a ceremony in Oslo on Monday.
Gay Marriage and the Supreme Court
Adam Serwer (Mother Jones) and E.J. Graff (The American Prospect) discuss whether or not conservative judges will vote for same-sex marriage.
Mr. Burns Explains the “Fiscal Cliff”
“Think of the economy as a car and the rich man as the driver. If you don’t give the driver all the money, he will drive you over a cliff. It’s just common sense.”
Into the Belly of the Beast
On Monday, activists with the Tar Sands Blockade barricaded themselves inside a section of the Keystone XL pipeline to protest construction of the environmentally-damaging project.
The Year of the Strike?
Dorian Warren (The Roosevelt Institute) and Josh Eidelson (Salon, The Nation) reflect on the Wal-Mart strikes and other labor struggles this year.
“This Country Is No Place For Young Black Men”
Melissa Harris-Perry mourned the death of 17-year old Jordan Davis, who was shot dead at a gas station in Florida on Saturday after a minor dispute.

