Anyone who is in any way surprised by Sarah Palin’s announcement today that she will not be seeking re-election, and, even more significantly, is stepping down as Governor of Alaska, has not been paying close attention. The signs have...

The circumstances were not promising. Mr. Scott, 20, was awaiting sentencing for drug possession and robbery, but he was allowed supervised release from jail in May to attend a job preparation class — a chance to turn his life around. As he...

Early Saturday, Serena Williams won her third, Wimbeldon singles title and 11th major overall. She defeated her equally dominant, older sister, Venus in straight sets 7-6 and 6-2. For a few years, Serena maintained her tennis excellence...

At the coming G-8 Summit hosted in Italy, a gathering of the seven most wealthiest democracies and Russia, the nations of France, Russia and India intended to discuss and, maybe, at least implicitly question the standing of the U.S. Dollar as...

It is what the far-right, war-mongering government in Israel has always sought: a green light from the United States to attack Iranian nuclear installations. Under the Bush administration, the then-government of Kadima led by Ehud Olmert,...

How did you spend the Fourth of July? Maybe having a BBQ with friends and family, watching a fireworks show, and generally enjoying a happy patriotic holiday? Batshit-insane American Quitter Sarah Palin ended her own special “Independence Day”...

America’s dying mainstream press is fretting as to explain why it has so little credibility and why so many are tuning out. The common refrain was that people have dumb-downed and just do not care about serious journalism. A newer effort to...

There are few men more vulgar in American public discourse than far-right talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. This is a man whose records included telling a Black caller to “take that bone out of your nose” and who once opined that feminism...

Okay, so the Dutch did not really discover America. But then again neither did Christopher Columbus. America was discovered by Native Americans whom built a civilization on the continent for hundreds of years long before the White Man showed up....

Today, a hush befell downtown Nashville (TN) as police discovered two bodies inside a condomium nearby Titans Stadium. The dead were an unidentified woman and three-time, Pro Bowl quarterback, Steve McNair. Initial investigations said...