There's an old maxim, often (but groundlessly) attributed to the Jesuits, that says, "Give me a child until he's 7, and I will give you the man." The idea is that what g...
Last week, Japan pledged $100 million in grants to fight global climate change. The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the world's major leader in ...
It was not a particularly auspicious year. Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting, the inventor of the telegraph died, and the Great Boston Fire destroyed much of that...
Ho-hum. Another day on Capitol Hill, and another victory for the drug companies.
Way to go, folks. Your high profits are protected once again. What a lovely return on th...
Well, perhaps there is still hope that Americans will do something about their suicidal love affair with gas-guzzling cars, the country will reduce its addiction to fore...
WASHINGTON — In a nation where 91 percent of citizens profess to believe in God, it’s a safe bet we won’t see an atheist in the White House anytime soon.
But what about ...
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is not one to make idle threats. He had promised to nationalize the petroleum sector in the oil-rich Orinoco region, and last week he ...
I am taller than my mother. I can’t remember when I wasn’t. It’s like trying, as a grown man, to ride your first tricycle. It feels like I always have been this big.
A f...
Call it the five stages of climate change. After watching policy-makers go through fits of denial, anger and bargaining over the reality and impacts of global warming, l...
Al Gore was guilty of it. John Kerry was the master. Hillary Clinton has a family history. But Rudy Giuliani? Not that Rudy Giuliani!
Yep, the former mayor of New York, ...
