Wiretap: The Air Force Academy’s beloved informants

 
The Colorado Springs Gazette breaks the story that the Air Force is running a program to recruit Academy cadets to inform on their classmates in order to attack the problems of drugs and sexual assault — until the spies get caught. The Air Force then disavows them. And the Academy, in some cases, expels them for doing what the Air Force told them to do – lie, cheat and deceive.

Dave Phillips gets the scoop on the AFA informant program.

If you’re hoping Obamacare straightens itself out, there may be reason to believe. Via Los Angeles Times.

If you’re still amazed at how bad the Obamacare exchange rollout was, you’ll be even more amazed after reading this Atlantic piece.

Andy Borowitz on the healthcare fixes. Republicans now complaining that healthcare.gov is now too fast.

Two takes on the minimum wage debate: Seems that everyone is for raising it, with the exception of Congress.

Ross Douthat on the Pope and the Republican right. He thinks there may be room for compromise. Via the New York Times.

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