Cruz, Carson Held Secret Meeting About Dirty Tricks in a Closet  —  Ted Cruz called a private meeting with the former neurosurgeon in South Carolina on Thursday night, the Carson campaign told The Daily Beast.  It did not go as planned.  —  Two grown men running for president met in a storage closet last night.

I Don't Believe The Latest SC Polls - Here's Why  —  Two polls, one from Clemson University and the other from Opinion Savvy, have been released since I wrote my blog post on SC.  Both have Trump in the high 20s, suggesting tomorrow night will be closer than I predicted.  Here's why I discount each poll.

Harper Lee dead at age of 89: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author passes away  —  Nelle Harper Lee, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1961 for her book, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has died at the age of 89, multiple sources in her hometown of Monroeville, including the mayor's office, confirmed Friday morning.

Hillary Clinton just can't win: Democrats need to accept that only Bernie Sanders can defeat the GOP  —  Bernie Sanders will become our next president and it should come as no surprise to people actually paying attention  —  In one major poll, Bernie Sanders is now leading Hillary Clinton nationally.

Harry Reid accuses Republicans of ‘trickery and gimmicks’ in Nevada caucuses  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) accused members of the Republican Party of resorting to “trickery and gimmicks” to spoil his state's Democratic caucuses.  —  “These Republican plans to interfere …

Bernie Sanders's Brother: He Backs ‘Class Warfare,’ Bill Clinton Was Worse Than Bush  —  Larry Sanders says Bernie is a ‘genuine socialist’ trying to save the Democratic Party from ‘dreadful’ Bill Clinton, who is either a ‘terrible rapist or a nice rapist’ to the media.

Trump One Day Into Iraq Invasion: “It Looks Like A Tremendous Success”  —  And the stock market would continue to soar as a result, Trump said.  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Donald Trump, faced with his own words from 2002 that directly contradict his claim he opposed an Iraq invasion early on …

The Southern Poverty Law Center Strikes Again  —  The Southern Poverty Law Center has published its annual report on “The Year in Hate and Extremism,” which as always includes its attempt to tally how many hate groups and how many anti-government “Patriot” groups exist in America.

My Parents, My Landlords  —  Enter neighborhood, city, zip or address  —  When Jessica Sanderoff graduated from college a decade ago and began searching for Manhattan apartments in her price range, she saw many things.  Fourth-floor walk-ups and fifth-floor walk-ups.

Columbia should pay for my period  —  During the most recent Columbia College Student Council meeting, President Ben Makansi announced that he would reach out to Vice President of Campus Services Scott Wright about providing free tampons to students.  The Engineering Student Council quickly followed …

Musk Gets Tesla.com Domain Name After Waiting a Decade  —  Silicon Valley engineer gives up domain name after 24 years  —  Tesla.com Internet traffic now goes to Tesla Motors website  —  Elon Musk has finally gotten his hands on the Tesla.com domain name that has been owned …

North Carolina Fights Over Its Election Rules  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Since Republicans took control of this deeply divided state's legislature five years ago, Democrats and their allies have complained that Republicans have been illegally changing the rules of the voting game and effectively suppressing minority voting power.