George Will has written an irresponsible article denying climate change (AKA global warming). Here’s the basic problem with George Will’s writing, as stated succinctly by The Wonk Room: In “Dark Green Doomsayers,�  Will attacked Secretary of Energy Steven Chu for discussing a worst-case sce...

Twitter is for twits. I'm not basing this on Jon Stewart's breathtaking analysis of the phenomenon. I'm judging this solely on the seat-of-the-pants reaction I have to a) the concept and b) the fact that the Republicans are treating it as the end-all and be-all of the next wave of politics. .cc_box ...

I almost cannot describe how much it infuriates me to see news articles like this.......which describe how the White House has become the national party zone. (but I'll try.....:-) Those lieing SOBs in and around the White House have the nerve to preach to us about how we need to tighten our belt an...

This video was created many years ago–based on Moyers’ description of the American space program, it was probably made in the early to mid 1960’s.   I had never before seen any video of Asimov (though I have read some of his writings), and I found this video (part of an episode fr...

Here's three separate little pieces, not related really, that I thought I'd share with you tonight (er.....uhhh, this morning....it's 4:04 a.m. now....thursday). First is a video of a guy feeding a koala bear. We all know Koala Bears......those cute, pudgy little tree critters from 'down under'.  I...

I usually like the online magazine Slate. I listen to many of Slate’s podcasts, read several of the site’s posts a week, and peruse their author-run blogs on occasion, too. The site isn’t perfect, but I usually carry some respect for the site’s authors and its generally thoug...

In this case, the question is, "Why should you pay income taxes?" Yeah, yeah.....I know what you're saying.  "It's patriotic, it's my obligation, it's my duty, the law says I have to......" etc., etc., yada, yada, yada. Well, lemme ask you a question. If you had a relative or a friend who sometimes...

Glen Beck is always interesting and informative to listen to and probaby moreso than any of the other conservative radio talkshow hosts, he brings more outside people onto his show to talk to. Here's the transcript of his recent discussion with  Stephen Moore from the Wall Street Journal and the au...

Chris Rock gives you the basic rules for not getting your ass kicked by the police. Click here to view the embedded video....

Aimee Levitt has written a terrific article on the high dropout rate among public high school students, using the local St. Louis school district to illustrate a national problem.  Her article, which appears in the St. Louis Riverfront Times, is entitled “Class Conscious: St. Louis educators ...