- S&P Downgrades U.S. AAA Bond Rating To AA+, Outlook Negative
- How Republicans Screwed the Pooch--"Republicans say they want to save the country from Obama’s reckless spending. But as Paul Begala argues, it’s the GOP’s policies that have driven the nation into the ground."
- Public Views Congress as Top Culprit in Debt Debate, Poll Finds--"A record 82 percent of Americans now disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job.... More than four out of five people surveyed said that the recent debt-ceiling debate was more about gaining political advantage than about doing what is best for the country." NYT
- For lesson in shared sacrifice, send Congress to boot camp
- Bill Maher and Michael Dyson want President Obama to show some anger
- Why are we in this debt fix? It’s the elderly, stupid.
- Food stamp use rises to record 45.8 million
- Obama: Debt Ceiling Deal Required Tough Concessions By Both Democrats And Democrats Alike
- Drunken Ben Bernanke Tells Everyone At Neighborhood Bar How Screwed U.S. Economy Really Is
- Obama Turns 50 Despite Republican Opposition
- Supreme Court strikes down violent game-banning California law
- Does Being More Vocal In Video Game Violence Debate Mean You Have The Better Argument?
- Fox News Bulletstorm Controversy--The author is complaining about her review
- Paper: "moral panic" behind attempts to link games, violence
- Penn and Teller compare video games to football
- Ars Guide: How to ruin your PC port in five easy steps
- Constant net connection required to play Assassin's Creed 2 on PC
- Diablo 3 Will Require Players to be Online When Playing--"I want to play Diablo 3 on my laptop in a plane, but, well, there are other games to play for times like that." How fucking condescending.
- Nintendo 3DS license: We'll brick your device if we don't like your software choices, you have no privacy, we own your photos
- Good Old Games: DRM drives gamers to piracy
- Wacky copy protection methods from the good old days
- A Cyclical Argument With A Literal Strawman
- Lionhead: Pre-owned worse than PC piracy
- Capcom tries to kill used video game sales with the one-save game --They're saying this "feature" wasn't meant to prevent the resale of games but to offer an arcade-style experience.
- PSN Pass Confirmed; Online Verification Will Launch With Resistance 3