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…

What U.S. Soldiers and Their Families Secretly Think About the Military

There are precisely 1,400,852 Americans currently serving our country at home and abroad. These men and women are sworn to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to uphold the pillars of our…

Tim Howard's Incredible Yearbook Quote Perfectly Predicted His World Cup Greatness

This proves that greatness starts early. Photo credit: Peter Haskell/WCBS 880 Now-legendary U.S. Team goalkeeper Tim Howard's 1997 yearbook quote gives you chills, especially in context of what this man did on Tuesday. Against Belgium in a…

Here's the Lawless Hellscape Colorado Has Become Six Months After Legalizing Weed

It's now been six months since Colorado enacted its historic marijuana legalization policy, and two big things have already happened: 1. Colorado's cash crop is turning out to be even more profitable than the state could have hoped. Image credit:…

The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Devastating Blow to Women's Right to Choose

The news: In a win for religious conservatives, the Supreme Court on Monday handed down a remarkable 5-4 decision in the controversial Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case explaining that corporations cannot be required to provide contraception coverage. In…

If You Thought the World Cup Couldn't Get Better, Watch This Remarkable Dutch Goal

This was the absolute blast of a goal by Wesley Sneijder that crushed Mexico's World Cup dreams. It came late in the game, with the Dutch down 1-0: On the Netherlands’ 10th corner kick in the 88th minute, the ball was knocked to the top of the…

Royal Dutch Airlines Sent This Ridiculously Offensive Tweet After Mexico Lost

Immediately following Netherland's defeat of Mexico in the final minutes of their World Cup elimination game, Royal Dutch Airlines sent out this #WTF message. Take special notice of the guy with a mustache in a sombrero. The tweet was soon deleted…

Intense Photos From Baghdad Sum Up Exactly How Bad Iraq's Crisis Has Become

This takes "open carry" to a whole new level: You've never seen a political rally like this, America — on Saturday thousands of heavily-armed Shiite militiamen paraded through several Iraqi cities, some dressed in explosives. These proud suicide…

This Was the Dream Goal That Decided the USA-Ghana Thriller

It looked like the game was flubbed. The USA had led 1-0 since the the first minute of then game. Then Ghana scored in the 82nd minute, a screaming equalizer by Andre Ayew that looked like it would throw a wrench in the plans of Team USA's plan to…

Republicans Just Suffered One of the Biggest Primary Upsets in Congressional History

This is big: The second-ranking House Republican, Eric Cantor of Virginia, was defeated Tuesday in the state primary to a political novice who flew under the radar of even the most expert political pundits. America, meet David A. Brat, an economics…

Obama Just Did What Congress Hasn't Had the Guts to Do

It's an issue that impacts millions of Americans, and research shows it is likely severely hurting the U.S. economy — yet Congress has failed to fully address the issue of crippling student loans. Now President Obama is taking matters into his own…