* After years of exposing the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec)—the nation’s largest, secretive corporate spin machine and right-wing policy incubator–Matthew Charles ...

The term has slipped into a less polite version in today’s vernacular. I am referring to “smart alec,” the “acceptable” parallel even appears on the comics pages. However, the origin lies in almost ...

The conservative policy group American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, says that a new organization centered on affordable housing, dubbed SMART ALEC, is threatening ALEC's trademark and other ...

Just over a month ago, Alec Baldwin briefly became uncharacteristically giggly on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" when discussing Donald Trump's then still-alive presidential ambitions. "Trump running ...

Alec Baldwin, who got kicked off a plane last week for playing Words With Friends, is maddeningly adept at playing games with fans. It’s harder at times to get a handle on the liberal actor than it is ...