Chris Miles

Bio

Chris has worked for media outlets including the Associated Press and Stars and Stripes. He worked with the Clinton Foundation, the United Nations, and with the Kentucky state legislature. He holds a master's degree in political science from the University of Louisville, and a BA in journalism and political science from the University of Kentucky. He is originally from Lexington, Ky. Kentucky basketball occupies a majority of his free time.

If You Loved Watching the Justin Bieber and Orlando Bloom Fight, You Need to See This New Video

By now, most people who pay attention to pop culture have heard of the video of Orlando Bloom attacking Justin Bieber outside an Ibiza restaurant. It's been played over the news ad naseum, generating hundreds of articles and blog posts (even from…

The House Just Challenged President Obama in a More Extreme Way Than We've Ever Seen

The news: The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday evening voted to sue President Obama over Obamacare. This is historic. Without the support of any Democrats, the House of Representatives voted 225-201 to take legal against…

This Picture from 45 Years Ago Today Is Pretty Amazing

Kind of a sobering picture, isn't it? On July 20, 1969, at 4:18 p.m ET, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11 landed their lunar module on what Aldrin described as the "magnificent desolation" of the lunar surface Armstrong radioed:…

The Haunting Final Facebook Post of One of the Passengers on the Downed Malaysia Airlines Flight

A Dutch man who appears to have been a passenger on the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight on Thursday posted a photo of the plane with an eerie message before boarding the ill-fated Boeing 777. As the AFP reports, the post came as the man was…

The Two Theories Behind How Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 Went Down

The downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 remains a mystery. London's The Telegraph reports that "locals said they heard two loud bangs before seeing flaming wreckage fall from the sky." A U.S. official has confirmed the plane was shot down by…

One Tweet Perfectly Sums Up the State of the World Right Now

Yep. We have a downed plane and a ground war. Quite the day for humanity. There are days when the news around the world is massively overwhelming, when things just get so dark that it weighs upon your mind, no matter how far removed the situation is…

Israel Has Launched a Ground Invasion of the Gaza Strip

At 10:39 p.m. local time, the Israeli military announced it had begun a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. The New York Times reports that the objective of the operation was to "establish reality in which Israeli residents can live in safety and…

"Corrupt, Fucked, and Broken." What Young People Really Think of the Political System.

America's next leaders think the government is fucked. Pure and simple, young adults are disillusioned with the current political system. The people who will be the future leaders of America say politics today are corrupt, inefficient and messy —…

One Image Perfectly Sums Up A New Era of German Pride

It's no longer hard to be a proud German. Winning the World Cup on Sunday, you saw that. Photo Credit: AP Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 Sunday in Brazil, becoming the first European team to win a World Cup tournament in the Western Hemisphere.…

Germany's Soccer Team Has Reduced All of Brazil to Tears

If you watched the World Cup semifinal match between Brazil and Germany, you witnessed a historic meltdown by the Brazilians. Image credit: Getty This wasn't supposed to happen. This was supposed to be a good game, a game between two titans in…