- Welcome to the new Civil War--"Lincoln's unfinished war rages on, as the neo-Confederacy tries to turn back the clock on women, gays, God and guns." Salon
- Andrew Sullivan: Enough!--"[T]he Republican slide into total epistemic closure and political marginalization has now become a free-fall."
- Send in the Clowns--"If Republicans continue to be led by a base that denies global warming after Sandy and refuses to ban assault weapons after Sandy Hook, then the party has no future." NYT
- Bachmann introduces first bill in 113th Congress…to repeal Obamacare--Like the 33 times they've tried this didn't already waste enough time.
- Tea Party Senator: 'I Don't Think What Washington Needs Is More Compromise'
- The Real Reason Republicans Hate Hagel--"It has more to do with President Obama than the former senator from Nebraska."
- Defense Department of Canada removes report on killing of Canadian soldier by Israeli forces
- Christopher Elliott: The TSA Wants To Be Everywhere In 2013 -- Here's Why We Shouldn't Let It
- Four dead in townhouse shooting in Aurora, Colorado
- Thai man arrested over death of British tourist--"A Thai man has been arrested after the death of Stephen Ashton, the 22 year old British tourist who was reportedly killed by stray gunfire on the island of Koh Phangan on New Year’s Eve."
- Philippines: 10 dead in Cavite shooting rampage
- Signs at Milford School District playgrounds spark controversy
- Fox Nation v. Fox News Latino On Obama's New Immigration Rule
- Bristling Dixie--"Uncle Walt thought Song of the South would be his masterpiece. Now it's invisible."
- The war on female sexuality: Is globalization to blame?--"From New Dehli to the war on women here, sexual freedom has sparked a global conflict. An expert explains why." Salon
- Fox News Op-Ed Says Women's Nature Is To Be Dominated By Men
- Backers hope to revive Violence Against Women Act--Does it overstep its boundaries?
- Australia's Mining Boom Creates Demand For Sex Workers
- Prostitution and plunder at Honduran embassy Christmas party in Bogotá--"Press reports say the Honduran embassy in Colombia was ransacked and looted while partygoers cavorted with prostitutes."
- Catarina Migliorini Mark Two? New Brazilian Girl Offering Virginity for Sale--"In a video posted on YouTube, the 18-year-old explained that she is selling her virginity to raise money for her bedridden mother, who recently suffered a stroke."
- Uttar Pradesh: Girl set on fire for resisting eve-teasing dies
- Women should be just housewives and men the earning members, says RSS chief
- Delhi rape: India looks within itself for answers--The trial is underway.
- Father reveals gang-rape victim daughter's name 'to give courage'
- The rapes that India forgot
