Hearing the word "bible" typically does not conjure images in one's mind of scantily clad individuals romping around...

The House of Representatives is the closest thing Americans have to a truly representative democracy. While states...

For a confluence of good reasons, people even in the US seem to finally be coming around to the concept that energy...

Since before any US troops even set foot on Iraqi soil (the second time, that is) critics of the war plan, who unfortunately...

A lot of people probably remember that collaborative musical project in 1985 that resulted in the widespread release...

Catholic religious dogma has it all figured out. After you die, if you've been good, you go to heaven. If you were...

Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov left a lasting impression on the world when he was...

During the American Revolutionary war, "Taxation without representation" was a rallying cry for those opposed to England's...

The Clinton impeachment trial stands out in the minds of many who remember it as one of the most ridiculous political...

Remember the nonbinding resolution Congress approved that lightly chastised Bush as command in chief of...

The FDA is preparing to approve an antibiotic used in cattle, despite warnings...

The US, and the Western world in general, have come a long way over the past few decades in the acceptance of homosexuals as being just regular part who...

There's apparently a good reason why the Swiss have historically remained neutral with respect to regional conflicts. Their army is...

The Bush administration (and unfortunately, much of the Clinton administration as well) has represented a period of mostly inactivity and sometimes dramatic...

A new investigative piece from the Telegraph suggests that the endless harping on Iran from the Bush administration is about more than saber rattling, but...

Politicians love bandying around phrases like "America is the richest country in the world" (though other superlatives are often mixed in their for variety)...

A yuletide favorite of Bill O'Reilly and other pundits has been the "War on Christmas",...

Tom Vilsack was the first Democrat to officially declare his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election. As...

The past few weeks have seen one case of incredibly irrational police...

Freedom of speech and the press are two things that many Americans take for granted. Our comedians make sport of ridiculing our nation's politicians, governmental...