Robin Williams and the Pop Culture Media  —  RUSH: This is Mark in Des Plaines, Illinois.  Welcome to the program.  Hi.  —  CALLER: Hi, Rush.  You are such a great guy.  I have a question for you about the news about Robin Williams —  RUSH: Before you get to that.

Some Pictures Say a Lot … We can only infer so much from photographs.  There's clearly been looting and an element of crowd violence in Ferguson, Missouri.  But there are quite a few photos and videos of heavily armed and armored police facing clearly unarmed civilians who often …

Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama: No ‘attack’ intended  —  Hillary Clinton called President Barack Obama on Tuesday to “make sure he knows that nothing she said was an attempt to attack him” when she recently discussed her views on foreign policy in an interview with The Atlantic, according to a statement from a Clinton spokesman.

Watch: Crazed Racist In Ferguson Spews White Rage At Protesters (Updated)  —  Yes, there are racists in Ferguson.  —  This video is NSFW for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the language.  —  YouTube user “Brandon” uploaded it with the following comment:

EXCLUSIVE: Texas anti-gay leader Jonathan Saenz's ex-wife left him for another woman  —  Mere months before Jonathan Saenz became president of the anti-gay group Texas Values, his wife left him for another woman, according to Hays County district court records obtained by Lone Star Q.

It's the Loyalty, Stupid  —  WASHINGTON — I talked to Robin Williams once, about breasts.  —  In 1993, when he played a prim British nanny in “Mrs. Doubtfire,” I went to interview him at his Pacific Heights house.  —  “It's great to be this blue-mouthed old lady hitting on somebody,” …

Workers Accuse Jimmy John's Sandwich Chain Of Wage Theft  —  A Jimmy John's store in Findlay, Ohio shares retail space with a high-interest lending storefront.  —  CREDIT: Flickr user fanofretail  —  A pair of former employees say that sandwich shop chain Jimmy John's commits systematic wage theft …

Bacchanal fall concert canceled, annual spring concert under review  —  Bacchanal's planned fall concert has been canceled and its spring concert is under review, the group announced in a statement Monday evening.  —  The fall concert, planned for Sept. 14 on Low Plaza …

Gun stores see sales spike in wake of Ferguson riots  —  For the past two days, Steve King has been “unbelievably busy” at his gun store, Metro Shooting at 11434 St. Charles Rock Road.  King said business spiked 50 percent as local residents respond to the violent events taking place in Ferguson.

McDaniel lists own lawyer as irregular vote  —  As Chris McDaniel's team continues to scour voting records to add to an expected legal challenge of his loss to Thad Cochran, it has listed McDaniel's lead lawyer in the challenge, and his wife, as irregular votes that should be tossed out.

Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator  —  Widely regarded as an eccentric bureaucrat, Kent “Battle” Martin approves essentially every beer label in the United States, giving him awesome power over a huge industry.  —  For years, one man has approved virtually every beer label design in the United States.

Crash of Rescue Helicopter Kills Pilot; Times Reporter Is Injured  —  ERBIL, Iraq — A helicopter carrying aid from Iraq's Kurdish autonomous government to stranded Yazidis in the Sinjar mountains of northern Iraq crashed on Tuesday, killing the pilot and injuring other passengers …

Hey, Eric Holder: Voter ID Isn't Stuck in 1965  —  The AG and his allies have claimed that voter ID laws suppress black votes.  But finally, a North Carolina judge speaks the truth.  —  The middle of August is supposed to usher in the dog days of summer.  But not this year …