During a meeting with the New York Times on Tuesday, Donald Trump declared that the normal conflict of interest laws which apply to all American citizens don't apply to him because he's the president. Specifically,...
The conventional wisdom about the decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is that even with the horrifying devastation that resulted from those bombs, it was necessary to force Japan's surrender. Under this narrative,...
It has been almost 10 years since the horrific shooting at Virginia Tech University. On April 16, 2007, 32 people lost their lives to a gunman. They ranged in age from 18 to 76.
Seung Hui...
Former Auschwitz guard, 94-year-old Reinhold Hanning, has spoken out about his experiences at the death camp and is facing trial. He worked at the camp from 1942-1944, and he has been accused of being an...
Women have always been trying to find methods to avoid becoming pregnant. As long as men and women have been having sex, the pregnancy problem has faced women. While today we have methods such as...
In the first two hundred years AD, the Romans built many roads in Africa, including a 2,100-mile highway along the continent's northern coast, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Nile River. One of those roads,...
In an historically unprecedented move, Attorney General Sessions has called for the immediate resignation of 46 Obama-era U.S. attorneys.
The reasoning cites "transitional purposes," ensuring a smooth exit from one presidential administration and a smooth entrance into another.
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/840295240405774336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Sunday was Charles Darwin's 208th birthday, also known as Darwin Day. Here are some facts about the evolution debate, about evolution, and about Darwin himself:
1. He Waited 20 Years To Publish His Theory
Charles Darwin waited around...
There were lots of hits and misses in the 1960s. Hits? John F. Kennedy, the Black Panther Party, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, and hippie culture. Misses? The...
Easter for many years has now been commonly thought of as a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion. However, as previously demonstrated in the article "5? Near-Identical Jesus Myths That Predate...
A new piece of history has emerged. It is a pamphlet that was meant to teach children that slavery is wrong, and to hopefully convince their parents as well.
Before women could vote, they were finding ways...
This sweet and cute little girl grew up to be quite a beauty. Unfortunately, she lost her sweetness somewhere along the way. Being a nerdy chick myself, I can relate to her. She probably didn't...
The Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland carries on offending legendary musicians and their families. This time, by playing a beautiful George Harrison Beatles ballad, without their permission. Donald Trump has already offended the remaining...
Is the United States a Christian nation? Doesn't our money say "one nation under God" on it? The answer is complicated, but the short answer is that the United States was not founded on the...
An anthropology student at Tufts University spent her time busking at the local street performance stomping ground of Harvard Square. Eventually, she was noticed by a fellow student, and he was so impressed by her...
This is both dumb and an outrage. But coming from Glenn Beck, it certainly is expected.
Would you believe that if JFK were alive today he'd be a Teabully?? Yes, this is what the Beckster had...
Yes, President Trump has done it again. He congratulated someone for winning the Purple Heart. This is the medal that no one wants!
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/855874644573859840
This guy lost a leg! A leg!
That is not something you congratulate someone for,...
Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of the American experiment?
While we haven't slipped into full-on fascism yet, a recent Global State of Democracy (GSoD Indices) report from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral...
After 36 years of being lost, the patent for the Wright Brothers' flying machine has finally been recovered. To be fair, nobody realized it was missing until it couldn't be located in the “treasure” vault...
