Less Debates? Yes, Please!
Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus made news this past week when he threatened to prevent NBC and CNN from hosting…
Richard III: Shakespearean Hit Job?
England's King Richard III has been experiencing a bit of renaissance lately after his remains were discovered underneath a carpark…
Insert Cold War Pun/Analogy Here
When writing about tensions between the U.S. and Russia, it's all too tempting to choose a headline that brings to…
Let’s Party Like It’s 1588!
History has seen its share of monumental rocks. There was the stone that killed Goliath, the Hope Diamond, the star…
In Defense of American Ignorance
I’m going to do something today that might shock even myself. I’m going to defend the ignorance of my fellow…
Southwest-AirTran Merger Update: “It’s Complicated”
From the title of this post, you may be inclined to think that it is going to be a serious…
Rep. Tom Cole’s Civil War Analogy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npo_Wx-X9YU&feature=youtu.be With the House Republicans having voted dozens of times to repeal Obamacare (a.k.a. The Affordable Care Act), only to…
Thus Spake Francis
With a single question, the newly minted Pope set off a worldwide media reaction - and raised some important questions…
Aslan and Jesus
http://youtu.be/vwWbPpFZ31s If you started reading this post thinking that it was going to be a comparison between Aslan, the unsafe…
International Tiger Day
Today is International Tiger Day, which is aimed at creating awareness of the dangers facing the world's dwindling tiger population…