Yes, a new poll shows strong support for a health-care public option. But even the pollsters aren't sure what it is. Why Congress should ignore the survey and do the right thing. Advocates of including a "public option" in a proposed h...

The Senate Finance Committee passed Obamacare on Tuesday. Matthew Yglesias says if this bill doesn't pass the whole Senate, the president's next offer will be a far more bitter pill. In Finland last December, where taxes are 43.6 percent of ...

Lipstick Jihad author Azadeh Moaveni says protesters in Tehran have a surprising view on Obama's silence: Keep it up. Plus, read more insight on Iran's election from other Daily Beast writers. Even during subdued times, Iranians tend to h...

On Saturday, Calvin Borel will attempt to become the first jockey ever to win the Triple Crown on multiple horses. The stories of those two animals, Mine That Bird and Rachel Alexandra, and the people who care for them, say something about horse...

In a private text message obtained by The Daily Beast, Mickey Rourke bashes Sean Penn-his chief rival in the Oscar race-as a "homophobe" and an "average" actor. Whistleblower has learned from several entertainment industry sources that...