When Nigeria handed over a disputed peninsula to Cameroon last year, it looked a lot like a happy ending — a war averted and, in the words of the United […]
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I’m bursting with things I want to share here today. But we’ve got a new look and new blog names, so I want to start by explaining what to expect […]
Last year Bill Maher released a movie ridiculing religious beliefs, including those of creationists. But he’s now ranting against vaccination (Orac’s blog is all over it), saying the same thing […]
In a vindication of sorts for Stalin’s victims – as many as 20 million – a Moscow district court last week ruled against the dictator’s grandson, who sued a Russian […]
A burka is visible from 20,000 feet. So is an AK-47. That is not insignificant, as the debate rages on over whether to send more troops to Afghanistan. One alternative […]
Illegal pet turtles spike blamed for salmonella outbreak last year.
Bottlenose dolphins have been caught on film playing soccer with jellyfish.
Clinton and other US envoys will lead America’s long awaited Sudan policy. But where’s Obama?
Online Forums at the Guggenheim billed as ‘innovative’ may be a bad idea in retrospect.
Research finds that only a few specific ‘friendly bacteria’ actually aid the immune system.
Democrats must work to wake up young voters, says E.J Dionne Jr.
Scientists have developed the first artificial hand with feeling.
New research shows growing numbers of homeless lost houses to foreclosure.
A new federal policy will be launched today advocating dope for medical use.
Fashion historian Caroline Weber will never forget the time she was riding the Metro in Paris while wearing a pink vintage cape. “Within five minutes I was incredibly uncomfortable because […]
No government has done more to modernize their society by introducing more Western culture than the United Arab Emirates. The emirate of Dubai alone has already introduced the desert to […]
As part of its effort to reinvent itself, the Republican National Committee launched a completely redesigned website earlier in the week. The problem is not so much that the website […]
Technology and media bloggers have been quick to declare the death of print, both in newspaper and book format. The bold new future will come to us through e-readers like […]
A recent article in Time magazine (http://bit.ly/H8rac) discussed why the world’s poor don’t buy insurance. This is something that I have been thinking about for a few years now. Recent […]