Jezebel: Right

George W. Bush: Stay In Afghanistan For Women's Sake

Irin Carmon — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:27:10 EDT

Whoever is minding George W. Bush's legacy these days sort of knows what they're doing: Here he is with Laura on Greta Van Susteren's show, talking about a conference for the rights of women. Just like Hillary Clinton! Sort of. And from a distance, Bush even has the added advantage of looking like a bleeding heart next to the nakedly evil Republican congressional leadership. More »

Christine O'Donnell Compares Opponent To "Bed Intruder" Rapist

Irin Carmon — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:55:00 EDT

Christine O'Donnell decided she wasn't enough of a meme with her own pronouncements, and borrowed one from a few months ago. Her new ad repurposes Antoine Dodson's words about his sister's attempted rape to discuss taxes and cell phone charges. More »

Object/Lessons

Anna Holmes — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:10:00 EDT

[Bangalore, April 1. Image via Getty]

Gothic Archness

Sadie Stein — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST

Amazing, Friday-the-13th-apropos news: Edward Gorey's "lost" book, The Recently Deflowered Girl: The Right Thing to Say on Every Dubious Occasion, has been reissued - and released - by Bloomsbury. And Emily Post just rolled in her grave. [NYT] More »

Health Insurers Are Idiots, Possibly Evil

mcarpentier — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:00:00 EST

One of the biggest political debates going on in Congress and amongst the Presidential candidates is about health insurance and what to do about the entirely dysfunctional fucking system. Republicans favor things like deregulations and tax breaks and whatever, and use the specter of universal coverage to gin up their base. Health insurance companies lobby extensively to avoid being put out of business, as is their right. And some people — Democrats and others — are talking about moving to a system in which the federal government takes it all over. This is the health insurance companies worst nightmare, and for good reason. So, what are they doing to stop it and change the hearts and minds of the significant proportion of Americans who favor universal health care? Their brilliant strategy, after the jump. More »