General Interest

Today, the world faces an inflection point, where the choices we make — including in the crises in Europe and the Middle East — will determine the direction of our future for generations to come.Continued...

In Austin and cities around the country, prices are skyrocketing, forcing regular people to act like speculators. When will it end?Continued...

They have become antithetical to American ideals.Continued...

Original Article - Hillary Clinton has never committed a crime, not ever.Continued...

The Woolsey Fire burned from Simi Valley to the north, West Hills to the east, Malibu to the south, Thousand Oaks to the west and is still burning above Point Mugu a week later.Continued...

A powerful signal of recessions has Wall Street's attention. Early warning signs of the 2020 recession?Continued...

What exactly is a "trade deficit" and is it harmful? Another way to look at it is from the foreign nation's perspective. Nations are willing to accept U.S. dollars in exchange for their goods because they trust that the dollar will retain its value. That means the U.S is winning.Continued...

Was America’s war in Vietnam a noble struggle against Communist aggression, a tragic intervention in a civil conflict, or an imperialist counterrevolution to crush a movement of national liberation? Those competing interpretations ignited fiery debates in the 1960s and remain unresolved today. How we name and define this most controversial of American wars is not a narrow scholarly exercise, but profoundly shapes public memory of its meaning and ongoing significance to American national identity and foreign policy.Continued...

How to take care of a wild baby rat that your cat brought home.Continued...

Found in the Slashdot forum:"I live in the fundamentalist bible-belt part of the country, so I think I can give you two pretty good reasons why biblical literalists cannot accept evolution."Continued...