Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury died on Tuesday at the age of 91.  From the New York Times: By many estimations Mr. Bradbury was the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream.  His name would appear near the top of any list of major science-fiction

The European Central Bank announced today that it would not lower its bank lending rate from the current 1%. Although it’s not clear now much benefit a rate reduction would have achieved, observers had hoped the ECB would at least signal in some way it’s willingness to do much more to support the falling economies in Europe and particularly the Euro zone nations. But ECB head Mario Draghi threw cold water on that.

The European Central Bank announced today that it would not lower its bank lending rate from the current 1%.  Although it’s not clear how much benefit a rate reduction would have achieved, observers had hoped the ECB would at least signal in some way it’s willingness to do much more

A few day’s ago, the New York Times reported that documents unveiled in Milwaukee diocese bankruptcy proceedings revealed that then Timothy ArchBishop Dolan, now Cardinal in New York had, while he was the ArchBishop in Milwaukee, approved payments of $20,000 each to priests accused of molesting kids. The payments were made in conjunction with the priests’ agreements to quietly leave the priesthood. The payments were charity, which is apparently not needed elsewhere.

A few day’s ago, the New York Times reported that documents unveiled in Milwaukee diocese bankruptcy proceedings revealed that then Timothy ArchBishop Dolan, now Cardinal in New York had, while he was the ArchBishop in Milwaukee, approved payments of $20,000 each to priests accused of molesting kids.  The payments were

Larry Summers, Obama’s former chief economic adviser and now returned to Harvard, has a business proposition for the US economy, and though there’s a hint of a wink to it, I think he’s deadly serious. But to read it, you have to put aside for now whatever views you might retain about his previous tenures. If you can’t do that, you can stop here.

Larry Summers, President Obama’s former chief economic adviser and now returned to Harvard, has a business proposition for the US economy.  And though there’s a hint of a wink to it, I think he’s deadly serious.  But to read it, you have to put aside for now whatever views you

Leave it the Washington Post’s Mr. Pinocchio, Glenn Kessler, to misinform readers again by providing useless, irrelevant information and then misreading it. Today’s contribution to the dumbing of America is a chart the wizards of WaPo created to compare the job creation performance of Mitt Romney with that of President Obama. What?

Now the first thing you must be asking yourself is, how is such a comparison even possible?

Leave it the Washington Post’s Mr. Pinocchio, Glenn Kessler,  to misinform readers again by providing useless, irrelevant information and then misreading it.   Today’s contribution to the dumbing of America is a chart the wizards of WaPo created to compare the job creation performance of Mitt Romney with that of President

Gallup released its annual results on the question of American beliefs regarding evolution/creationism. Once again, the creationists manage to sustain a set of beliefs that can only persist after a determined effort to withhold facts, sources and the imagination to keep them from their own children.