It is often the case that historical events of high consequence are not understood in the heat of the moment and time must pass before we can begin to divine their enormous significance. So it…
Keen observer of human nature Malcolm Gladwell has become a household name pointing out the harbringers of irrevocable changes in our society. When asked about recent horrific incidents involving gun violence, he says it should…
[Southwestern PA] Local Assistant to the County Clerk Jay Simmons is sympathetic to the plight of Kim Davis because, just like the pious Kentucky County Clerk, he also believes his right to religious freedom means…
Now that he has secured sufficient support to pass his deal with Iran over their nuclear weapons program, Obama today admitted rumors of a ‘peanut butter’ clause being part of the final accord are indeed…
FedEx CEO Frederick W. Smith wasted no time responding to Republican candidate Chris Christie’s call for FedEx to get involved in the immigration issue, and was positively beaming with pride this morning as he announced…
The world has become a far too critical place these days, at least in the eyes of the four women and five men who have lifetime appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court. The move to…
Contrary to the predictions of political analysts and basic common sense everywhere, Donald Trump appears to be going from strength to strength in his bid for the Presidency. This prompted the other GOP candidates and the…
When Saudi national Tim (not his real name) was approached with the opportunity to be a suicide bomber in return for 72 virgins in Paradise, he couldn’t believe his luck and he eagerly accepted. But…
In today’s point/counterpoint we ask whether PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane should have been indicted. The charges contend that she violated grand jury secrecy laws and subsequently lied about this under oath. Surprisingly she’s was…
As part of its ongoing mission to improve life in Britain for all, the Sun Newspaper has tracked down hard evidence of Queen Elizabeth’s pre-tween period of Nazi fandom, which followed her short-lived infatuation with Totalitarian…
[Brussels, 13 July 2015, 9:24am CET] Greece has agreed a bailout with its creditors just as the country verged on complete collapse, but the deal was far from a foregone conclusion even well into the…
Representatives of the defense contractor and gun manufacturing industries converged on Washington D.C. this week to make their case for an urgent increase in war. While they have been understanding of the need for cutbacks…
Special Report: A street person named Bill was nominated to take the reverse SNAP challenge. Here’s how it went. The Goal: Spend all of the weekly earnings of celebrities taking the SNAP challenge. Bill bought: Swiss Chard (looked…
Hosting foreign world leaders is always a touch-and-go affair, but it has recently emerged that the task is now even more difficult thanks to the TV show ‘Scandal’. The popular ABC melodrama created by Shonda…
It was a world one gay man never thought he would live to see – a United States that has become so tolerant that it now largely confines it’s homophobia to the provision of cakes…
[April 1st, 2015] The White House today emphasized that there will be no April fooling or pranking of any kind by the President or the leadership of either party now or in the future given…
The Obama administration has put forward a surprise resolution to raise funds to improve the nation’s dilapidated infrastructure though the imposition of a ‘Beard Tax’ on citizens of voting age with substantial facial hair. Initially…
The leaked initial draft response crafted by Iranian civil servants, which has been translated back into English by University of Pittsburgh Linguistics Faculty… WORKING DRAFT For the Eyes of the Assembly of Experts of the…