Using Harry Potter to argue against boycotting Israel is fatuous
How would Harry Potter respond to the Israel-Palestine conflict? What would Spock say about the rational markets hypothesis? This isn't just a wacky thought...
Money for Obama's nuclear upgrades better spent on conventional weapons
As they prepare to leave office, presidents often seek to do something about nuclear weapons.
President Bill Clinton tried to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test...
ISIS may be down, but it's far from out
Many experts are now speculating that Islamic State is experiencing its death knell.
It is losing territory, its finances are being drained and the number...
How the Oscars' social activism took on Hollywood
With Chris Rock, an acerbic black comedian, set to host Sunday night's Oscar broadcast in Hollywood, even as Al Sharpton led a protest outside...
U.S. oil, gas industry sheds 100,000 jobs in slump
The number of people employed in oil and gas extraction and support activities across the United States has fallen by around 100,000 since October...
How Trump reflects America's obsession with 'winners' and 'losers' – by Neal Gabler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzWd71frxhY
One surprising film that captured the national zeitgeist recently was a sly thriller called "The Gift." It burrows into the national psyche to address...
The West is losing the battle for the heart of Europe
A little over a quarter of a century ago, Europe celebrated the healing of the schism that Communism enforced on it since World War...
What made Vladimir Putin's 'call' to Elton John so believable
Vladimir Putin did not call Elton John and suggested they meet to discuss LGBT rights in Russia, but a lot of people believed that...
On Canada's election trail tales of bathrobes, hairstyles, mugs and pants
One candidate had to drop out after video footage emerged showing him peeing in a cup, another hid in bushes in camouflage to catch...
El Nino 101: What everyone needs to know
If you have never heard the term "El Nino", you might have been living under a rock.
The common informed person is probably somewhat aware...
