White America's moral disaster: From Eric Garner to Mike Brown, a destructive view of “justice”  —  Here's how white victimization is tearing the nation apart  —  Yesterday a New York police officer named Daniel Pantaleo who was videotaped killing a man named Eric Garner using …

A Eulogy for The New Republic  —  A century-old liberal institution gazes at the end.  —  Shares  —  Not long after he purchased The New Republic, Chris Hughes had lunch with me, as he was doing with quite a few journalists around Washington.  At one point, he asked me who the best editor had been during my 16 years.

Democrats Against Reform  —  It's easy to understand why Republicans wish health reform had never happened, and are now hoping that the Supreme Court will abandon its principles and undermine the law.  But it's more puzzling — and disturbing — when Democrats like Charles Schumer …

INVESTIGATION: LENA DUNHAM ‘RAPED BY A REPUBLICAN’ STORY IN BESTSELLER COLLAPSES UNDER SCRUTINY  —  In her just-released memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham describes her alma mater, Oberlin College, as “a liberal arts haven in the cornfields of Ohio.”

On a Roll  —  Suddenly, things look up for the GOP.  —  Republicans have lost the last two presidential elections, but not much else over the past six years.  They've captured the House and Senate.  They now hold 31 governorships and 69 of the 99 state legislative chambers.

Warren Buffett, Reluctant PAC Man, Is Ready for Hillary  —  Warren Buffett has said he's willing to “put money” on Hillary Clinton winning the 2016 presidential race.  Turns out, he really meant it.  —  The Oracle of Omaha gave the maximum donation allowed to Ready for Hillary last quarter …

It's official: President Obama to name Ash Carter as defense chief  —  Carter's nomination must be confirmed by the Senate but prospects appear good.  —  President Barack Obama will formally tap Ash Carter to become his fourth secretary of defense Friday morning, an announcement that follows …

The Last Southern Democrat  —  HAMMOND, La.—Mary Landrieu is dead, and everyone knows it but Mary Landrieu.  —  The senior senator from Louisiana, a diminutive blond woman with a round, youthful face, is standing under a green canopy in the middle of an airfield.  The canopy reads, “City of Hammond, Too Lovely to Litter.”

Nancy Pelosi flexes muscle in closed budget meeting  —  With the government set to shut down in a week, Nancy Pelosi is flexing her muscles.  —  In a closed Democratic whip meeting Thursday morning, the House minority leader warned Democrats not to rush to support the Republican efforts …

Margaret Atwood on Our Robotic Future  —  Welcome to The Future, one of our favorite playgrounds.  We love dabbling about in it, as our numerous utopias and dystopias testify; like the Afterlife, it's up for grabs, since no one has actually been there.  —  What fate is in store for us in The Future?

Jenna Bush Admits to “Hanky Panky” on the White House Roof  —  America's favorite tipsy Bush twin Jenna Bush Hager went on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live last night and was predictably great (sorry Barb).  When asked if she ever fooled around in the White House, Jen admitted she engaged in some …

Feds Find Shocking, Systemic Brutality, Incompetence In Cleveland Police Department  —  WASHINGTON — In recent years, Cleveland police officers have punched a 13-year-old boy who was in handcuffs for shoplifting and shot at an unarmed kidnapping victim who was wearing only his underwear …