On-Topic: [...] anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. Off-Topic: *Most* stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're e

On-Topic: [...] anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. Off-Topic: *Most* stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. [...] If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. As always it's very subjective. Also, after skimming through the article it's more about sociology/psychology than politics.