New Rule: If we stop treating politicians like the celebrities they're not, maybe then they'll act like responsible people we trust to represent us, instead of the celebrities they're not.
May ended well for the Democratic party. For the first...
PlanetPOV exclusively presents some of the secret emails from Sarah Palin that she never wanted you to see!
Probably my favorite pop science series in the last few years is "Through the Wormhole" narrated by Morgan Freeman which examines the latest scientific theories and boldly relates them to questions of religion and spirituality.
One of my favorite segments in the series...
I never wanted to be a pundit.
~Robert MacNeil
Let's get this out of the way early. Almost all of us dislike punditry for various reasons. There may be a voice or two out there that we all hold in some...
I have a confession to make. I know very little about Mormonism.
Oh, of course I know the basics -- Joseph Smith, no coffee allowed, the missionaries in the white shirts. I even know about all the unusual things --...
The GOP (short) bus ran off the main road and is wrapped around a tree yet because they're still on the bus, they think they're going somewhere.
After the 2010 elections, with many governorships back in their hands, the GOP (a subsidiary of Koch Industries) got right to work on solving the economic and unemployment emergencies that they campaigned on so single-mindedly.
They did this by passing...
Word out today says Mitch Daniels doesn't plan to run for President in 2012. With Mike Huckabee and Haley Barbour deciding not to make a go of it, that leaves only Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman in the "suit"...
ADONAI: Congressman Boehner, I'm so happy you decided to agree to this interview! I have so many questions I want to ask you.
Congressman Boehner: Wha ..... where am I? Who.... Oh no! No, no, no!
ADONAI: So, where to begin....
So now we have the long-form birth certificate. The 44th President of the United States is a natural-born citizen, and the document was produced amidst a fervor of speculation which has never gone away since being slyly introduced into...
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We Need to Stop Playing Trump’s Game
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