From Joel Fox:   The mechanical device called a "ratchet" lends its name to many phenomena that are not mechanical.  It refers...

 [from Joel]  Well, I've had enough.  I think that Plato was right.  There is an inevitable transformation of democracy into tyranny. ...

The animated graphic above is based on a figure from the most recent draft Assessment Report (AR5), currently under review by the Intergo...

The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth by Jennie A. Brownscombe. (1914) A mythologized painting showing Plymouth settlers feasting with Plain...

You are on the Board of Directors of a large enterprise in severe financial trouble. Will you vote to stick with the current executive ...

"Dr. Mitt", Uncle Sam, and "Dr. Barry" A Responsible Approach vs Hopey Changey Happy Pills [from billlifka[ I hav...

[Added 05 Nov 2014] The posting below, from 2012, may help to explain President Obama's fall from popularity, and the GOP gains in the...