The more parents who opt out of making their children go through the pointless and educationally destructive Common Core standardized testing that is the fad of Rheeist politicians of both parties, the better. I certainly implore all the parents who read this blog to stand...
Author: Erik Loomis
Maryland legislators have introduced a bill to make the state's poultry producers pay a whole 5 cents a bird to protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed from runoff from these incredibly.
Have you ever wondered what that inveterate old racist crank William F. Buckley thought about The Beatles? Luckily, now you can find out. From September 13, 1964: The Beatles are.
I suppose there aren't a whole lot of places in Russia where horrible things haven't happened. But still: History has largely been kind to Alexander II, the Russian czar who.
“Horse-Meat ‘Worms’ Fool Frogs,” Popular Science, 1940
The only quibble I have with Waldman's essay is that he doesn't put the Republican deification of corporate heads in historical context. Republicans have ALWAYS deified business owners. During the mid-twentieth century they had to mask that rhetoric by talking about respect for organized labor...
I know that ambassadorships to comfortable nations of low to middling strategic importance have been used to reward friends of presidents for a long time, but it would be nice.
Good news for working women who become pregnant: While New Jersey and New York City were the latest to pass workplace protections for pregnant workers, a new state has taken.
Debtors prison still exists, just under a different name of "not paying court costs." Luckily, the ACLU is fighting this.
The always useful Executed Today reminds us of another lovely event in American history: On this date in 1902, two African-American U.S. Army privates were hanged before a crowd of.
Dead horses after Battle of Gettysburg, 1863