NRO's Rich Lowry Explains What Lessons He Thinks We Should Learn From Ferguson  —  Bloody Bill's finest does his best to attempt to absolve Darren Wilson from any responsibility for the death of Michael Brown.  —  From one of Bloody Bill Kristol's finest over at the National Review Online …

A 2016 ballot without Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush?  You heard it here  —  Charlie Cook, one of the most respected political experts in the country, believes Hillary Clinton has only a 25-30 percent chance of running for president, and in any case he thinks she is either “rusty” or “she has lost her fastball.”

Obama calls Chuck Todd ‘sad’  —  The commander in chief doesn't think much of the man who labeled him “The Stranger.”  —  Shopping at a Washington, DC, bookstore Saturday, President Obama spotted a copy of “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd's new book about his presidency.  —  “Oh, Chuck Todd!”

When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 5  —  WE Americans are a nation divided.  —  We feud about the fires in Ferguson, Mo., and we can agree only that racial divisions remain raw.  So let's borrow a page from South Africa and impanel a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine race in America.

Former al Qaida hostage recounts nightmare - of dealing with FBI  —  WASHINGTON — The only thing as bad as being tortured for months as a captive of jihadists in Syria was dealing with the U.S. government afterward, according to one former American hostage.

Ohio Republicans push law to keep all details of executions secret  — HB 663 would bar courts from access to essential information  — State has experienced four botched executions in eight years  —  Republican lawmakers in Ohio are rushing through the most extreme secrecy bill yet attempted …

Heartland Brewery receives backlash for ‘racist’ slogan  —  The beerhouse is drawing criticism for its Bavarian Black Lager, which promises customers will become ‘a slave to the flavor.’ Several people, including Kristen John Foy of the National Action Network, say the slogan is racist and inappropriate.