* The election is over, and it's time—finally—to start thinking about the future again. * At some point in every U.S. presidential election someone will deem it "the most important election in history." * America's super-rich feel aggrieved in part because they believe
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* Now that conservative media is king, Republicans' media-bias argument no longer sells. * Democrats use "Tea Party" label to sink even moderate Republicans' chances. * Tally of world leaders who have endorsed a candidate—or hedged endorsement—in the American race. * Today, a good portion of Americans
* Yemen's president praises the accuracy of U.S. drone strikes. * Mondale's prep partner remembers the '84 debates. * How to tame your brain's emotions and make better decisions. * The mind suck of air travel. * Shteyngart to American: "Like the country whose name graces
* The allowance that Japanese wives give their salarymen husbands is at its lowest since 1979. * Iranian news agency republishes Onion story about rural whites liking Ahmadinejad over Obama. * The case against voting for Obama even if you think he's better than Romney. * Political candidates now wage foreign policy;
* Researchers find supporters of rival presidential candidates are able to empathize with each other. * I like to listen to right-wing podcasts and then call up the organizations that produce them to tell them about everything they got wrong. * Mike Love's recent firing of his fellow Beach Boys
* Plane bound for Everest region crashes in Kathmandu, killing all 19 onboard. * In 2012, more soldiers died from suicide than combat; on average, one dies each day. * Graph shows the political skew and likely turnout rates of various beer drinkers. * Round-up of pretty much everything you'll want
* Republicans aren't asking the other half of Reagan's question: "Do you feel safer than you did four years ago?" * Romney's apparent fear of flying is worth mention—just being president requires intense physical hardiness. * Related: Choire Sicha dons the Non-Expert blazer
* Report finds people in areas targeted by Obama's drone campaign are being systematically terrorized. * Related: U.S. operators now attack rescuers, using Hamas's "double tap" tactic. * Bill Clinton could run for president in Ireland or France, but probably won't. * David Cameron fluffs
* Leading Republican strategist says voter-fraud hoopla is utter bull. * Medical error and/or overtreatment believed to cause 180,000 deaths per year. * Fighting fires is safer than fixing cars: America's 10 deadliest jobs. * Related: Giles Turnbull answers the world's oddest job interview questions. * Buyer'
