Today in Salon: The dominatrix

Today in Salon: Tuesday September 9, 2008

The dominatrix Sarah Palin is trying to seduce independent voters. But she comes across like a whip-wielding mistress who wants to discipline a naughty America By Gary Kamiya

Open Salon Pros and Cons of Olbermann and Matthews Departures Yes, the Atlanta Falcons won big yesterday NFL Week 1 breakdown Wanderlust- Hindu Casket One-Stop Funeral Service -Singapore

Can I stop my aging parents from suing each other into oblivion? Divorced, they've been squabbling in courts for over a decade. By Cary Tennis

About that McCain poll "bounce": Don't panic -- yet While there are some worrying long-term trends for Barack Obama, there are also some caveats about the size of McCain's post-convention, post-Palin surge. By Paul Maslin

What's the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick A theocrat is a theocrat, whether Muslim or Christian. By Juan Cole

How the World Works Hurricane Ike and Ronald Reagan Sarah Palin explains Fannie and Freddie The truth about Fannie and Freddie The Korean golf money train

This Modern World Always good for McCain. By Tom Tomorrow

Video Dog Red State Update vs. the liberal media machine Bateman on Sarah Palin: "God's will be done here" Bateman: Reggie Watts' "When I was small" Big Think: What is design?

Broadsheet Sex studies roundup "Ugh" of the day Are we pathologizing PMS? Support + confidence = interest in math Wanna be on top?

Joan Walsh Palin watch ends!

War Room New Obama ad attacks McCain/Palin "maverick" claim Surprise: Bush doesn't really listen to the commanders Koch: Giuliani looks like he'd kill old woman in wheelchair List of books Palin wanted banned is fake Quote of the day You can't kill a dead bridge Cracks appearing in Palin's "reform" facade Obama camp responds to "Mavericks" ad New McCain ad touts "original mavericks" Poll: McCain over Obama, 54-44

Glenn Greenwald Salon Radio: Jeff Guntzel on the St. Paul protests The right dictates MSNBC's programming decisions

Letters: Tom Brady's knee No mention of the Steelers as an AFC favorite? What about the Jets? The readers write. King Kaufman

The quiet man Ed Harris talks about directing Viggo Mortensen in his new western, "Appaloosa," and how men communicate without spilling their guts. By Stephanie Zacharek

East Carolina: Schedule whoopser The Pirates looked like an annual easy win when the likes of Virginia Tech and West Virginia signed on for long series in '05. Whoops. King Kaufman

Tom Brady's knee changes everything Forget whatever you thought you knew about the '08 NFL season. One torn ACL tears up the blueprint. King Kaufman

Is my kid a jerk, or is he just 2? My son bullies me, insults his mother and once punched an old man in the nuts. I know it's probably just a phase. But what if it isn't? By Christopher Noxon

Her deadly wolf program With a disdain for science that alarms wildlife experts, Sarah Palin continues to promote Alaska's policy to gun down wolves from planes. By Mark Benjamin

Sex, power and Laura Bush "American Wife" author Curtis Sittenfeld on her first lady obsession, dirty bits with George W., and whether we're responsible for the behavior of our loved ones. By Rebecca Traister

Ask Pablo I've heard reading online uses more energy than printing documents. Can that be true? By Pablo Päster

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