Built into the Social Security system are automatic cost of living adjustments (COLA), which increase retirement benefits according to the inflation rate. But this year the cost of living has actually gone down 4%. Nevertheless, President Obama wants to give senior citizens a check for
I never understood tattoos. For Coptic Christians in Egypt, though, a tattoo is an indelible mark of their faith and a visible testimony that they are not Muslims. From GlobalPost: Regardless the age of his human canvas [the article is describing young children lined up
Bruce Feiler points out that Moses is depicted all over the place in our nation’s capital–at the Supreme Court, the House of Representatives, the Library of Congress, the National Archives–virtually every president has invoked him, and his story has been drawn upon in America at
Democrats in the House of Representatives are reviving the public option–that is, a government-run insurance company–and calling it by the tried, true, and popular brand name Medicare. Others would go further, expanding the current Medicare to cover uninsured people, or even everyone.
Some people, including scholars, are dismissing research that shows that universities or newsrooms or people in other professions are biased in favor of leftwing ideology. But Mark Bauerlein of the Chronicle of Higher Education, no less, points out that the research that shows liberal bias
Patrick J. Reilly reports that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that Catholic institutions must pay for birth control in their health insurance plans, even though it violates their religion. Otherwise, they are guilty of discrimination: Last week, thanks to the Equal Employment Opportunity
The Vatican is seeking to recruit disaffected Anglicans, to the point of allowing their priests to stay married if they come over to Rome: The Vatican announced a stunning decision Tuesday to make it easier for Anglicans to convert, reaching out to those who are
Now credit card companies are going to charge you a fee for paying off your balance every month and if you don’t use your card enough: Starting next year, Bank of America will charge a small number of customers an annual fee, ranging from $29
Economist Robin Hanson uncovers some original sin when it comes to fantasies about robots. It seems human beings really do like the idea of dominating and exploiting. But we knew that: On Tuesday I asked my law & econ undergrads what sort of future robots
The University of Virginia is a pretty good school, with strong academics. But its educational standards are interfering with its football ambitions. UVA had one of the top recruiting classes a few years ago, but a number of the recruits couldn’t get admitted to the
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