Those interested in energy development, energy independence, clean energy and/or global warming may be interested in a debate about the advantages and feasibility of nuclear energy ongoing presently in Scientific American and the Chicago Sun-Times. Writing in the December Scientific ... READ MORE
Joe Roche writes: It is Christmas time, Hanukah, and the New Year is just around the corner. I ask you to think of our soldiers and how our Republic gives us such virtue in serving our nation. I have spent ... READ MORE
Young America's Foundation has posted a list of America's "most bizarre and politically correct college courses." Like Howard Stern, the American university system seems to have a fixation on Lesbians ... READ MORE
Jim Glassman doesn't care for the children's Santa Claus movie "Polar Express," but our three kindergarteners love it (which is somewhat ironic, since the screenwriter for Polar Express once sent a less-than-warm letter to this blog). One of my sons ... READ MORE
From Peyton Knight: The World Bank has agreed to pay two Chinese chemical companies $930 million in exchange for the companies' promise to reduce their future greenhouse gas emissions in the name of fighting global warming.The two companies apparently have ... READ MORE
While I appreciate the logic behind Morgan Freeman's opinion of Black History Month, I believe the point of that particular commemoration is to make sure black history gets covered at all. However, if we were to teach history (all history) ... READ MORE
This is very disappointing. The murdered sailor, Robert Stethem, was only 22 when he was killed -- singled out by terrorists because he served in the U.S. military. Thanks to the Hezbollah hijackers who hijacked TWA Flight 847, he died ... READ MORE
Peyton Knight is weighing in on ANWR: As the debate over whether to drill for oil in a tiny, desolate portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) grows - however improbably - even more contentious, it is important to ... READ MORE
Thank A Soldier Week officially began today. Go to this webpage to easily send a message of thanks using the online form. Over 34,000 thank you messages have been collected to-date! ... READ MORE
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