Recent stories about flags at the residence and vacation home of Justice Alito and his family remind me of something broader I'd been meaning to blog about: It's depressing, in our era of polarized ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Will Saletan tweets unhappily that his son was “marked down 5 percent on a high ...

Yesterday the Blue Jays designated David Pauley for assignment, meaning the 29-year-old left-hander is back to his familiar home on the waiver wire. It seems like Pauley has been designated for ...

The Cubs have designated right-hander Michael Rucker for assignment, per Bruce Levine of WSCR. That moves opens a roster spot for Héctor Neris, whose signing is now official. Rucker, 29, has been on ...

The Yankees announced that right-hander Cody Poteet has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. To open a 40-man roster spot, fellow righty Ron ...

UPDATE, 2:19: And it's official. The Rays have designated Farnsworth for assignment, meaning they have 10 days to trade, release or pass him through waivers, but essentially ending his tenure with the ...