Edgar Allan Poe died 160 years ago. On the anniversary of his death, yesterday, he was given the funeral he never had. As part of the festivities marking the 200th anniversary of his birth, the Presbyterian church in Baltimore in whose churchyard he is buried
Yes, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. But why didn’t he win the Nobel Prize for Medicine, seeing as how he is trying to reform American health care? And the Nobel Prize for Economics, since he is trying to fix the collapse of
President Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. I’m stunned. I’m flummoxed. I’m gobsmacked. What did he win it FOR? What has he done for world peace? Maybe later, by the end of his presidency, he will have done something at least remotely significant
It’s the season for baseball playoffs. Make your predictions now, and we’ll see later who was right. Who do you think will play in the World Series? And who do you think will win? I’ll go first: Twins (they have that baseball anointing) vs. Cardinals
Twenty years ago today in Leipzig, where Bach used to live, a prayer meeting at a Lutheran church became the catalyst for the anti-communist demonstrations that a month later would bring down the Berlin Wall. Here is the story: A prayer service for peace in
Michael Anton makes a good case for The Twilight Zone: “Fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science fiction is the improbable made possible” — that’s how Serling initially described the concept. Every week, the show would have a new setting, a new cast, and a
Harvard economist Martin Feldstein proposes a different approach to health care reform. Under his plan, the government would just ensure that everyone has catastrophic health care insurance that would kick in when you spend 15% of your income on medical expenses. Below that, you would
Italian scientists have claimed to have reproduced the apparent image of Jesus on the Shroud of Turin by wrapping a person in linen, rubbing him with ochre, and putting blood on the result. But now a group of pro-shroud experts is casting doubt on that
The Washington Post reports Antiwar Protesters Turn Their Sights on Obama. Here in our nation’s capital, the old sign carriers that stood in front of the Bush White House have started their vigil in front of the Obama White House. Code Pink is now vilifying
The latest health care proposal is touted as saving the government money: A health-care reform bill drafted by the Senate Finance Committee would expand health coverage to nearly 30 million Americans who currently lack insurance and would meet President Obama’s goal of reducing the federal
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