That is the headline in an article in “The Atlantic”: The above headline might seem like a joke. It isn’t. Senior staffers at the Securities and Exchange Commission were surfing Internet pornography when they should have been policing the financial system. A deeply disturbing SEC
The Oklahoma Sooners, from my alma mater, had a miserable season last year by the standards of the University of Oklahoma, an 8-5 record. And yet my home state just dominated the NFL draft. Not only was OU quarterback Sam Bradford, who sat out most
Booklover raised the ante on yesterday’s post about books that have influenced your political beliefs, asking if a book CHANGED your views, or just confirmed what you already believed. Let’s ramp it up even more: Has there been a book that changed your life in
Now that America is going the way of Europe in our economy, politics, and institutions, get ready for this one: An overseas holiday used to be thought of as a reward for a year’s hard work. Now Brussels [the capital of the European Union] has
Our recent financial meltdown was caused in part by investments in derivatives. Therefore, the federal government is working on a way to regulate the things. But what is a derivative? Here is a helpful explanation: In its simplest form, a derivative is a financial agreement
An interesting article on how most of our presidents have been big readers, and how the books they read have influenced their policies: For Obama and past presidents, the books they read shape policies and perceptions. Truman’s reading about ancient history led to his support
What conservative populists are doing to the Republican party, liberal populists are starting to do to Democrats: A political rebellion is brewing inside an old funeral home near the state Capitol here. Frustrated liberals and labor organizers are taking aim at the Democratic Party, rushing
The government, through the Food and Drug Administration, is planning to issue regulations with the force of law limiting how much salt products can contain. The plan is to implement phased reductions of salt so as to gradually wean consumers off of sodium chloride. The
So presidents going all the way back to George Washington have been unconstitutional for all these years. Who knew? A federal judge in Wisconsin declared Thursday that the US law authorizing a National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. US District Judge Barbara Crabb said the
Some Texas school districts are bringing back corporal punishment into the classroom: In an era when students talk back to teachers, skip class and wear ever-more-risque clothing to school, one central Texas city has hit upon a deceptively simple solution: Bring back the paddle. Most
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