"God, who gave us life, gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in …

I find myself trembling with pride. Thanks to the fine folks at Whedonesque, I have discovered that Dr. Horrible is still available on these interwebs. Not only that, it's …

Hey, MoveOn has put out another ad, and they've done the impossible. I didn't think they could outdo their previous ad for sheer stupidity, but they did it: I …

Two odd stories from the world of science caught my attention recently, and got me to thinking about non-political stuff. First up, courtesy of Scott of amcgltd.com, we have …

Dr. Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor, husband, and father of three who became famous for his "Last Lecture," died of pancreatic cancer on Friday, July 25th. For those …

The Widow Penalty at work again. Meet Nok Kells- Nok Kells still finds her situation befuddling. The U.S. government is paying military death benefits to her and her two …

I've been having a great bit of fun of late with Senator Obama, pointing out the various and sundry ways that he constantly reaffirms that he would, in my …

This week's Weekend Caption Contest™ was a big challenge. Sometimes pictures look funnier or stranger than they actually are. Of course for caption contest entrants that just means you've …

Over the past few weeks, Senator Obama has been making a lot of statements about his vision for America, and the kinds of things we Americans should be doing …

Last week, the US Navy announced that its vaunted "next-generation" destroyer, the DD-1000 or "Zumwalt" class of ships, would be discontinued after only two ships were built. Originally, they …