Women and minorities hardest hit: The U.S. military is too white and too male at the top and needs to change recruiting and promotion policies and lift its ban …

Obama nearly two years ago: I would be surprised if those who believe abortion should be legal would object to language that says we should try to reduce the …

When huge disasters like the Japan earthquake and its horrific aftermath occur, people all react in different ways. Some people hide behind humor -- I've seen a few Godzilla …

A number of things strike me as I watch what follows (plucked from VerumSerum).  It speaks volumes of Japanese engineering that the apartment complex did not collapse at the …

CNN with a report showing the magnitude of the Japanese quake: The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan …

Lest the earthquake/tsunami become all doom and gloom, let's take a minute to reflect on some good news from this catastrophe.Large scale disasters in places with lots of cameras …

The Los Angeles Times is reporting:A day after responding to one of the worst earthquakes on record and a massive tsunami, the Japanese government sought to allay fears of …

Tom Flake puts up a post at my place that's more than a little eye-opening: You may have heard some say that we are the Saudi Arabia of coal. …

And he agrees with George W. Bush.  This ought to set some teeth on edge in the White House: Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that delays in offshore …

This isn't good: Japan has declared a nuclear power emergency after the cooling system failed at a nuclear power plant at Fukushima following the earthquake in the northeast. The …