The military's sexual assault crisis, a burst of solar flares, and more

POLITICS Will the IRS scandal revive the Tea Party? By harold maass A widely disliked government tax-collection agency discriminating against an anti-tax political movement? It's a scandal tailor-made for the Tea Party. business Is our national debt problem solved? By peter weber The Congressional Budget Office just lopped $200 billion off the federal deficit. Laissez les bon temps rouler? u.s. Can the military solve its sexual assault crisis? By peter weber In the latest installment of a growing scandal, an Army sexual-assault prevention officer allegedly ran a prostitution ring science 4 huge solar flares in 48 hours: What's going on with the sun? By Chris Gayomali Thankfully, none of the fiery bursts are headed Earth's way u.s. What's next for Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro? By keith wagstaff Castro is pleading not guilty. His lawyers insist their client is not a "monster." health Your calorie-packed date night: By the numbers By lauren hansen Woe is a dieter out on the town FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE Why Republicans should stop comparing Obama to Nixon By Taegan Goddard Not all scandals are created equal FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE WATCH: A time-lapse video of the eclipsed sun and moon By phil plait Sit back and watch the show that nature puts on for us SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Why I chose not to get tested for breast cancer genes POLITICAL WIRE Scandal may protect Social Security from cuts NEWSER Inside the messy fight to adopt a 9/11 victim's child SALON Columbia University seeks to change terms of whites-only fellowship NEW YORK MAGAZINE The 50 comedians you should and will know       Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy Copyright © 2013 The Week, All rights reserved.