Of the children killed by guns in the industrialized world, 87% are killed in the United States of America. – The Children’s Defense Fund News bulletin, December 15, 2012 A man-eating tiger rampaged through a junior high school in Burkhart, California, today, killing...
“Newt threatens to skip debates if crowds can’t cheer” -- headline “Gosh!” you’re probably thinking. “A new low in the history of American public figures! No one could possibly have been more childish and unprincipled than Newt Gingrich.” And I would agree with you,...
Once upon a time there lived a woodcutter who could no longer afford to feed his children. “Off you go,” he said, shoving them out the door. “Fine. Whatever,” said Hansel. “We were going to run away anyway if we didn’t get a Wii for Christmas.” He and his sister set...
It’s official: austerity is the new black. Yes, austerity is what you’ll be wearing for spring, unless you’re in the 1%, and Google Analytics tells me that only one of my readers falls into that category. (Hi there, super-rich person! Are you looking for a good cause?...
In Middlemarch, Edward Casaubon spends his life searching for the Key to all Mythologies. Another great work of literature, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, concerns the quest for the Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Key? Meaning? Are you kidding me...
It’s official: austerity is the new black. Yes, austerity is what you’ll be wearing for spring, unless you’re in the 1%, and Google Analytics tells me that only one of my readers falls into that category. Hey there, super-rich person! Looking for a good cause? Would...