As the worst drought in over a half century took its toll, investors went on a buying spree, boosting corn prices by more than 50 percent fr...

Much of the liberal arts has, for some time now, been dominated by what is sometimes called "theory" -- that is, one of several mo...

President Obama wants to repeat the auto bailout: " I want to do the same thing with manufacturing jobs, not just in the auto industr...

The Arms of Geoffoi de Charny Geoffroi de Charny was one of the greatest knights of France, a bold adventurer who features prominently in t...

The LawDog Files explains a bit more about the character of this good man, and also a little about just why he was at such a disadvantage w...

I spent most of today on food. In spring and early summer you lay away firewood for the next winter; in late summer you lay away food. We ...

Time has a series of photos from famous castles located in Syria, near where the fighting is ongoing, including one belonging to Saladin an...

Everybody knows George Thorogood. But just for the record... That's a familiar character, is it not? In fact, by now, you even ...

Allahpundit writes on the new Obama campaign ad : They won’t attack [Romney] for being Mormon (I hope), so calling him a murderer will have ...

The AJC describes the state of the race for the Georgia 9th Congressional District in an article entitled "Money frames a mountain vs. ...

So says the headline... but note that they mean the English Civil War . Mr Thompson, a member of the Sealed Knot, grabbed the robber’s hand ...

Here is a  good popular reading of why hedonistic ethics and politics must fail -- including modern utilitarian ethics and political though...

Two weeks ago I ordered some motorcycle parts. They were shipped on the first of August, with a note that they would arrive in one to three...

Apparently doctors consider themselves workmen , too. Having paid for their own educations and insurance, they resent being dragooned into ...

Temple President Satwant Singh Kaleka, killed trying to tackle and restrain yesterday's gunman. Here was one who understood the kirpa...

A great name for a space probe, Curiosity landed on Mars either yesterday or this morning depending on where you live. NASA seems pleased...

"The Fiscal Cliff" is what the New York Times calls what we usually call the union of Taxmageddon and Sequestration . However, i...

There are few religions in the world that I admire more than the Sikh faith. These are my brothers , at least in one of their most sacred c...

Social Security? Not such a great deal after all , and it's only going to get worse.

All US Presidents but one are cousins of King John of England . You remember King John? The song isn't very good history, really: ...