The impact of global warming on temperature-induced human mortality has long been a concern, where it has been hypothesized that rising temperatures will lead to an increase in the number of deaths due to an increase in the frequency and intensity of heat waves. Others claim that rising temperatures will also reduce the number of … Continue reading Global warming would mean fewer weather-related deaths
For generations, each autumn has bestowed the unofficial arrival of adulthood on young people as they head off to college for the first time. But while the entrance into the Ivy Halls has occurred for years, one part of that ritual seems to have disappeared, namely, the entrance examination. Oh sure, we have SATs and … Continue reading Can you pass this 1922 college entrance exam?
Around the world, Pope Francis is understandably rather popular. It’s not just that he’s a good pastor; it’s that he doesn’t hesitate to speak truth to power when he can have an effect. But he’s probably less popular among US Catholics than anywhere else in the Church. The reasons for that are instructive, and not … Continue reading Here’s why American Catholics have a problem with Pope Francis
I recently picked up Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court for the first time. Finding the plot rather amusing, I began relaying it to my father over the weekend. Because he had never read the book, I was rather surprised when he began asking informed questions about the story. In no time … Continue reading Kids are getting dumber because they don’t watch ‘Tom & Jerry’
Because America’s Founding Fathers properly wanted to protect citizens from government abuse, the Constitution has several provisions (presumption of innocence, ban on warrantless searches, right to jury trial, 5th Amendment protection against self-incrimination, and other due process legal protections) to protect our liberties. So one can only imagine how Jefferson, Madison, Mason, et al, must … Continue reading Jeff Sessions wants to steal your stuff
The following photographs are from the Korean Central News Agency, the official propaganda arm of the North Korean autocracy, as taken and approved by the dictatorship.
Translated into English, the following is a report from the Korean Central News Agency, the official propaganda arm of the North Korean autocracy, as written and approved by the dictatorship. Kim Jong Un Guides Second Test-fire of ICBM Hwasong-14 Pyongyang, July 29 (KCNA) -- The second test-fire of ICBM Hwasong-14 was successfully carried out at night of … Continue reading Official North Korean statement on launch of missile that can strike inside US
Translated into English, the following is a report from the Korean Central News Agency, the official propaganda arm of the North Korean autocracy, as written and approved by the dictatorship.
USA Today is out with its annual report on college athletics' richest, and poorest, programs, compiling data on each of the 230 government-run schools in the NCAA's Division I, ranking them by revenues, expenses, and money allocated. #Yessir, Texas A&M was the runaway leader for nation's most successful college athletics program in terms of total … Continue reading Ranked 1 to 230: How much is your college making, or losing, on athletics?
College athletics are big money, with $500 million stadium expansions and billions of dollars in TV football contracts. But which school brings in more cash than any other? USA Today has published its annual list of Division 1 college athletic finances for state-supported schools, and the single biggest money program in the nation is... Texas … Continue reading The richest college athletic program is not who you think it is…
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