Candidates Should Address the Income Gap Slate's Tim Noah Says For Decades, U.S. Incomes Became More Equal, Not Less Oct 24, 2010
Ben Stein: Let Us Pledge Not to Give In to Hate Says "Pledge to America" Too Narrow, Calls for Declaration of Conscience From Both Parties (Tea Partiers, Too) Oct 17, 2010
Faith Salie takes charge by freezing her eggs Says ability to better ensure fertility makes her feel like an "ovary-achiever" Oct 10, 2010
Linda McGibney: We Who Prospered Should Pay Tax Counters Ben Stein's Claim That Ending Tax Cut Is "Punishment" of Well-Off, Says It's Patriotic for Rich to Pay More Sep 26, 2010
"The Social Network" Unfair to Zuckerberg Critic David Edelstein Hopes New Movie on Facebook Founder Doesn't Define Our Generation Sep 26, 2010
Ben Stein: Raising My Taxes Is a Punishment Asks: If Raising Taxes Won't Help Economy, Why Am I Being Punished? Sep 19, 2010
The Obama Office Makeover: Yes, We Tan! Mo Rocca Says the New Oval Office Decor Is Kind of Square Sep 5, 2010
Katrina: How It Changed the Psyche of America Jeff Greenfield Says Americans' Sense of What Kind of Nation We Are Was Upended by Gov't Response to Catastrophe Aug 29, 2010
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Traders Aren't Economists, They're Gamblers Ben Stein Says Real Power of Markets Comes Not From Thoughtful Study of Economics but From Calling Another Trader's Bluff Aug 1, 2010
Giles on Sherrod case: Just the facts, Ma'am Says racism could be eliminated if everyone listened more in pursuit of the truth, just like Joe Friday Jul 25, 2010
Faith Salie: Multitasking Good, Bad At Same Time Let's Agree to Preserve Some Multitasking Jul 11, 2010
Ben Stein: July 4 About Freedom and Dignity Says America is Where Free Human Souls Want to Be Jul 4, 2010
How to Live: Follow Your Heart, Risk Be Damned Ben Stein Says Happiness Comes to Those Who Pursue Careers That Define Their Passions - Ask His Shrink! Jun 13, 2010
Oh, No, It's College Acceptance Letter Time! Ben Stein Says Getting Into the College of Your Choice Matters Less Than Choosing to Use the Talents You Have May 16, 2010
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Commentaries
Candidates Should Address the Income Gap
Slate's Tim Noah Says For Decades, U.S. Incomes Became More Equal, Not Less
Ben Stein: Let Us Pledge Not to Give In to Hate
Says "Pledge to America" Too Narrow, Calls for Declaration of Conscience From Both Parties (Tea Partiers, Too)
Faith Salie takes charge by freezing her eggs
Says ability to better ensure fertility makes her feel like an "ovary-achiever"
Linda McGibney: We Who Prospered Should Pay Tax
Counters Ben Stein's Claim That Ending Tax Cut Is "Punishment" of Well-Off, Says It's Patriotic for Rich to Pay More
"The Social Network" Unfair to Zuckerberg
Critic David Edelstein Hopes New Movie on Facebook Founder Doesn't Define Our Generation
Ben Stein: Raising My Taxes Is a Punishment
Asks: If Raising Taxes Won't Help Economy, Why Am I Being Punished?
The Obama Office Makeover: Yes, We Tan!
Mo Rocca Says the New Oval Office Decor Is Kind of Square
Katrina: How It Changed the Psyche of America
Jeff Greenfield Says Americans' Sense of What Kind of Nation We Are Was Upended by Gov't Response to Catastrophe
Osprey on the Rail Bridge
CBS Contributor Ben Stein Shares a Thought From His Summer Vacation on Remembering What's Really Important
Traders Aren't Economists, They're Gamblers
Ben Stein Says Real Power of Markets Comes Not From Thoughtful Study of Economics but From Calling Another Trader's Bluff
Giles on Sherrod case: Just the facts, Ma'am
Says racism could be eliminated if everyone listened more in pursuit of the truth, just like Joe Friday
Faith Salie: Multitasking Good, Bad At Same Time
Let's Agree to Preserve Some Multitasking
Ben Stein: July 4 About Freedom and Dignity
Says America is Where Free Human Souls Want to Be
How to Live: Follow Your Heart, Risk Be Damned
Ben Stein Says Happiness Comes to Those Who Pursue Careers That Define Their Passions - Ask His Shrink!
Oh, No, It's College Acceptance Letter Time!
Ben Stein Says Getting Into the College of Your Choice Matters Less Than Choosing to Use the Talents You Have
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Lead prosecutor on probe into John Brennan is removed from case, sources say
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MoneyWatch
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Experts have warning for AI-generated podcasts
Millions of Americans get health information from podcasts. Now, some medical experts are warning about the harmful impacts of misinformation on these programs. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has more.
Senate passes FISA Section 702 extension
The Senate gave final passage to a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, on Friday. The measure is a controversial spy authority that allows U.S. intelligence services to collect communications of non-American citizens outside of the U.S. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
President Harrison's marathon inaugural address
The shortest-serving U.S. president, William Henry Harrison, spent one month in office. He died of pneumonia, following his almost two-hour-long inaugural speech delivered in the blistering cold without an overcoat and gloves. Historian Sharon McMahon joins to discuss the legacy of Harrison's address.
Iran and Trump say Strait of Hormuz is open
Iran said it has opened the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump said the regime is very close to making a deal. He told CBS News' Weijia Jiang that Iran had agreed to virtually everything the U.S. pushed for when the war started. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab and Eleanor Watson report.
Democratic, GOP strategists on Strait of Hormuz
President Trump and Iran proclaimed on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is open. Political strategists Hannah Muldavin and Kevin Sheridan join "The Takeout" with analysis.