In Praise of Folly

Good news in a recent lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, which cost them $3 billion: Slate . Apparently it is but a small dent in their profit...

As everyone who follows football at all now knows, Robin Van Persie wants out of Arsenal. Not only has he committed to leaving, he felt like...

Today i thought I'd mention six movies I love that aren't necessarily part of the American filmography lexicon. They are not the gre...

Tomorrow Euro 2012 will end and either Spain will have set a mark for the ages or Italy will have completed an improbable run to the title. ...

So in a surprise that wouldn't have been a surprise at all a few months ago, the Supreme Court upheld "Obamacare" and the mand...

While Germans and most of Europe prepared for the predicted final with Spain, Italy had other ideas. In a masterful performance by the Azurr...

So after four quarterfinals, with four expected winners we move onto the semis today and tomorrow. England lost in penalties after a very ne...

After a rousing two weeks of major and minor surprises and a lot of goals, we enter the knock out stage of Euro 2012 today. My predictions f...

After weeks of bad news, President Obama has finally heard something positive -- he has a double-digit lead over rival Romney at present (53...

So the European Championships are in full swing and there have been some major and minor surprises, often involving players for Arsenal. Wal...

As over $60 million dollars are thrown around to try to keep right-wing darling Scott Walker in the Wisconsin Governor's seat ( Daily Ca...

Many still love Bill Clinton, but it also clear that part of his legacy was setting us on the path toward the financial crisis of 2008. How?...

Watching the game or looking at the statistics, it seems hard to believe Chelsea actually beat Bayern Munich yesterday. Forty-three shots to...

The average Wall Street banker will never be mistaken for a librarian. They are uber-competitive, short tempered, aggressive and willing to ...

Every quarter I teach a class that in week 5 asks students to keep track of their media/technology usage for 48 hours. The results are start...

Is there any other way to explain the GOP reaction to Obama's bold move last week to advocate for Gay Marriage? The Anxiety of Influence...

The EPL season is now over, though not decided. That won't happen until Chelsea plays Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final on Sat...

The hits just keep on coming with good ole Mitt Romney, who apparently is a first-rate prankster. This includes joking with a state trooper ...

Further evidence that we live in an increasingly polarized political climate is not really news at all. But yet another defeat for a centris...

Results over the weekend bring hope that the neoliberal stranglehold on European political and economic life might be loosening. First, was ...

Coming into play today, it looked like Arsenal would fall out of the all-important third spot that meant Champions League football next year...

Arsenal looked poised to sew up third place a few weeks ago. Then there was a shock defeat to QPR, a loss to Wigan, draws with a seriously d...

One would think the last thing a candidate running for President would do is remind the country of the failed Bush presidency. Au contraire,...