Liechtenstein might be the most curious country in the West. It disbanded its army in 1868 and hasn't had a military since. Then, in 2...

If the universe wants for there to be tragedy or boredom in your life, there is no choice. You will have tragedy and boredom. Fortunately...

Moderator: Donald Trump, you say that America doesn't win at anything anymore. Have you heard of Charlie Sheen? He's winning. Donal...

The most absurd claims are being made about the above graph, made from census data found here . Simply put, people are claiming that thi...

I don't doubt Ben Casnocha's sincerity here. In Eurasia, where multiple languages, peoples and cultures are interacting in regi...

My friend Bernard was chuckling even before I sat down. "Ha! Donald Trump has won the bet!" "What?" "Donald! Thi...

I will start with three certain predictions for 2016: the year will have 366 days and it will include a summer Olympics and presidential ele...

At the moment of conception, the microscopic life that will become a bawling infant is only 2 cells. You cannot see it with the naked eye. ...

I've been surprised lately that so many people I know are convinced that the shootings in San Bernardino and Colorado Springs are proof ...

As it turns out, the recovery since 2010 is fairly similar to the recovery between 1982 and 1989. In 2010 and 1982, unemployment rates w...

As a country, we really are vindictive towards children stupid enough to be born into poverty.

17th Century Dutch guns in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam I've recently heard conservative friends make the point that these mass shooters n...

Bertrand Russell once said that, "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves and w...

Exactly one year ago, the media was alarmed at the prospect of an Ebola outbreak here in the US. One of the many reasons for this alarm is t...

After spending 22 of 44 days traveling, trips that included the Netherlands and Belgium, D.C. and Orange County, business, tourism and seein...

I would have loved to be there when they first dreamed up rebates. "How are we going to price this?" "We can sell it for $1...

In a parallel universe .... For reasons too convoluted to recap, the KKK had captured the attention of Northern Europeans who were appalle...

At fivethirtyeight, Ben Casselman asks what may prove this election's most important question: The Economy is Better - Why Don't Vot...

There are two dimensions to a politician. One is her politics and the other is her policies. The ratio of those two determines whether she i...

  What  new ideas  did we bring? I always give a one-word answer:  arithmetic . - Bill Clinton, only president since 1949 to preside over a...