As the news came in of the death of Bin Laden, print and television media around the world rushed to report the story, millions of people sent each other text messages as others took the news globally on Twitter — setting a new record for sustained use of the service — and in many cities, from New York to Boise, Idaho, to Athens, Georgia, people took to the streets in spontaneous celebration. Political leaders from different nations quickly issued statements expressing their relief, satisfaction, and approval that he was brought to justice.

In response to this, and to temper public enthusiasms, policy experts have taken pains to make clear that that because Al Qaeda is now decentralized, his death won’t have a major impact in our fight against them.| MORE ›

David Frum has written a rather interesting op-ed for The Guardian in which he attempts to explain (probably to foreigners) what kind of people take Donald Trump seriously.

He writes:

You are 62 years old. White. Go to church on Easter Sunday. You make a good living: $75,000 a year in a strong company. Your wife earns another $45,000.| MORE ›

Here is your daily link mess. Don’t know what ‘link mess’ is? Well, scroll down:

Crooks & Liars calls upon its readers to “call Governor Pawlenty to sign the certificate so Al Franken can finally be a senator.” I, on the other hand, ask you not to do so: Franken will eventually be declared the winner and steal Sen. Norm Coleman’s seat, but the longer this can be delayed, the better.| MORE ›

Donald Trump believes that he’s fit to be president. Why, you ask? Because he knows so much about foreign policy or economics? Or perhaps because he has a lot of experience working in the public sector? No, because he’s rich.

“I’m a much bigger business man and have (a) much, much bigger net worth.| MORE ›