The Mississippi Man Caught Mailing Ricin-Letters is an Elvis Impersonator

Kevin Curtis, the man just arrested in Mississippi on suspicion of sending letters filled with ricin to Senator Roger Wicker, President Obama, and a local judge, is an Elvis impersonator on the side:

    

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Cass Sunstein: How I Write

The former Obama regulatory czar talks about how he writes in half-hour intervals, and what the difference between academia and government is.

    

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O’Malley Breaks the Seal on 2016

Maryland’s liberal governor is openly talking about his presidential considerations. By David Freedlander.

    

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How Scared Should You Be?

Pretty freaking scared, according to some experts. Then again, the question of whether North Korea can ‘miniaturize’ a nuclear weapon remains eerily unanswered. Eli Lake reports.

    

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Murakami Takes Los Angeles

Contemporary artist Takashi Murakami returns with a solo-show and live-action film. He talks to Jean Trinh about the Fukushima disaster and his influences.

    

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Attention Immigrants: Move to Norway!

Norway’s got it so great, even its problems aren’t that hard to solve. Norway is sitting on a cash reserve equal to $140,000 a person, and it has a GDP of more than $100,000 per capita. The issue? Norwegians don’t think they need to work, and it’s causing an increasingly serious labor crunch:

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Will Portman, Son of Sen. Rob Portman, on Gay Marriage

Will Portman, son of Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman, writes on coming out to his parents, the possibility of his sexuality becoming a public issue during the 2012 presidential campaign, and his role in pushing his Dad to publicly support gay marriage. I’ll quote from the closing section:

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What If A Gay King or Queen Has Children from a Same-Sex Marriage?

What If A Gay King or Queen Has Children from a Same-Sex Marriage?

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The Heresy Hunters of CPAC

The big-game hunting of RINOs has morphed into the rejection of deviationists from this week’s conference.

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The Westboro Defectors Speak

They fled ‘Grandpa’ Fred Phelps and his hateful church. John Avlon on their revelations of tolerance.

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