White smoke will soon rise from the Vatican’s chimney (adding to the global inventory of greenhouse gases!), announcing that Roman Catholics have elected a new Pope - and it just might be the brave Cardinal from Down Under who questions ... READ MORE
What does the owner of a chain of funky natural food stores, revered for the quality of its fruit and produce, have in common with the buttoned-up, multi-billionaire scion of a publishing empire? A lot, it seems. While, at first ... READ MORE
People think Congress sucks, and there's statistical evidence to prove they do. According to a recent national poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, Congress has a favorability rating of nine percent. The reputation of Congress is so bad that, when ... READ MORE
Had he not been cut down in his prime, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would now be 84 years old. He was undeniably a beacon of hope and a pillar of light in the midst of the dark and evil ... READ MORE
The USA ranked Number 10 in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom prepared by the conservative Heritage Foundation and the financially astute Wall Street Journal. Designed for the computer age, the Index features interactive graphs and charts. Seriously, your kids ... READ MORE
History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is also a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography. History tells a people where they have ... READ MORE
It's cold and flu season again, and people desperately want to remain healthy, avoiding bugs that can linger and keep them down for two or three weeks. For example, there are regularly six daily absences in my daughter's class — ... READ MORE
A pawn, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is "one that can be used to further the purposes of another." It implies the desires of the used are not being addressed, or are at least secondary to the desires of ... READ MORE
The USA ranked Number 10 in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom prepared by the conservative Heritage Foundation and the financially astute Wall Street Journal. Designed for the computer age, the Index features interactive graphs and charts. Seriously, your kids ... READ MORE
Shareholder Challenges Adherence to Radical "Sustainability" Agenda Despite Higher Costs for Consumers, Lower Returns for Shareholders and Adverse Effects on Suppliers and Small Businesses Costco's Leadership Claims Ignorance on Major Aspect of Company Business; Company Co-Founder Makes Sexist Joke in ... READ MORE
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