November 7, 2012: Afternoon
- The 1880s want their politics back.
- With the reelection of President Obama, the U.S. will enjoy four more years of moderate Republicanism.
- Mr. Obama will now have to govern the America he so relentlessly sought to divide.
- Inside the Obama campaign's data-mining HQ.
- Last night's real winner was Nate Silver—and math.
- Why Romney lost: the GOP's unwavering cynicism over the past four years.
- Why Romney lost: non-white voters, George W. Bush.
- Why Romney lost: Right-wing media failed the base.
- Why Romney lost: bad logo, bad typography.
- The Fox News election night meltdown in animated gifs.
- Now that it's over: the best photos from the campaign.
- The final tally of all the political pundits' election predictions.
- With the Nov. 6 election, the shadow play over the defense budget and the fiscal cliff has come to an end.
- Pet surgery can save human lives by showing physicians how certain shared conditions can be treated.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson locates Krypton.
- The debate over brain-enhancing drugs.
- Why Black Swan Green should be the new Catcher in the Rye.
- That book tells a story where someone's wish comes true, and that's a very threatening idea for a child.
- With sales plummeting, it's official: Uggs are over.