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Image of the Day

"Balloons float down Seventh Avenue through Times Square during the 85th Macy's Thanksgiving day parade in New York November 24, 2011. The Thanksgiving Day parade is the quintessential Thanksgiving event, watched by 50 million turkey-gobbling families across America." (Reuters/Brendan McDermid, via the International Business Times)

An American Abroad

Romney's relationship with Sheldon Adelson embodies everything that's wrong with big money.

Define "Torture"

Let's dispense with the euphemisms, shall we?

Within Limits

Is Romney a member of a cult? Who cares? It's strange enough to merit questioning anyway.

Why Obama Was Right

Obama's comments may have been politically dumb, but let's face it: No, you didn't build that business on your own.

The Demon Barber of Cranbrook

Mitt Romney's schoolyard bullying is an issue that deserves our attention.

Is Facebook making us lonely?

"Given the appeal of account deletion, I often wonder while trawling through the newsfeed why I don't simply delete the damn thing."

Obama's evolution

Obama's changing view on marriage equality was nothing to do with thought.

The way we should speak

Linguistic pedantry may be an awfully difficult habit to kick, but the idea that there is 'right and wrong' usage simply doesn't hold water.

Of Vice and Men

Mitt Romney says he tasted beer once as a "wayward teenager", but is a drinking president a better president?

The world must keep pushing

The situation in Syria calls for strong diplomatic intervention. Bashar al-Assad must go, and the world must apply press until he does.

Nota Bene archive

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative."
— Oscar Wilde

Editor Alistair Murray

Contributing Editor Ciaran Candy

Associate Editor Ken Imrie

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