In Praise of Folly

Romney has responded to a recent Obama campaign ad that touted the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden, claiming Romney wouldn't have...

Trips to the Brittania have often been contentious (none more than the Shawcross-Ramsey leg break two years ago) and rarely lucrative. And t...

As racism continues to rise across the Western world it is little surprise that it has found its way into the world of sports -- a space whe...

Apparently someone forgot to tell Newt Gingrich that his chances of securing the Republican Presidential nomination are long over: Slate . W...

Two articles today hig hlight the worsening prospects for American youth, even those with a college degree. First, an analysis done for the...

Today's nil-nil tie with Chelsea could have been worse, but the reality is we should have won the game. The Blues made eight changes fro...

Seriously? Apparently, Condoleeza Rice is currently leading the way in polls for the vice presidential slot with Romney: FreeP (according t...

Not a good day at the Emirates for the Gunners who gave up two early goals and lost 2-1 to Wigan; as Fergie predicted. The Emirates has been...

It gets tired cataloging the terrible state of refereeing week after week, year after year, but two terrible decisions today played a huge ...

It's been an odd week in the world of English Football. Right after it looked like Man United had sown up the title, they lose 1-0 to W...

In good news for monkeys and gorillas, who are tired of claims that they are in any way related to humans, the Tennessee legislature passed ...

As Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker prepares for the recall effort against him, he has decided to ramp up his war on women and gays. Among o...

In what will surely go down as one of the most politically-motivated reports in American history, NOAA today announced that March 2012 set t...

From at least as far back as Jay Leno's infamous interviews with the clueless folks on the beaches of Los Angeles, America has had a lov...

Arsenal left it until late after missing several opportunities, but Mikel Arteta again showed his value as a late signing by sending a scorc...

I'm generally not that into positive "life" lists, but have read a couple of interesting ones recently on the subject: Top F...

For those who haven't heard, the Supreme Court ruled this week that anyone arrested and held temporarily can be strip searched: Scotus B...

While Romney has had a couple of good weeks, pushing past Santorum's surge, there is good news for those fearful of another CEO Presiden...

The same problems plaguing the U.S. also appear to be present across much of the West, though to varying degrees (with Sweden, Norway and Fi...

Arsenal's winning streak ended a week earlier than some would have imagined as they fell 2-1 to QPR. It was a largely flat performance t...

Mitt Romney continues to put his foot in it almost every time he speaks. The latest occurred at a televised town hall meeting in Michigan, w...

The Hunger Games is not for the light-hearted; as I, for one, left the theatre seriously disturbed. Yet it is a movie that seems well-si...

Actually I'm exaggerating. The bottom 99 percent of wage earners received a slightly more modest $80 each in increased income last year...

Another  big day for the Gunners, as we won easily 3-0 over Aston Villa and benefited from the 0-0 Chelsea-Tottenham match. Sure it would ha...