O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! From Bookworm Room, links to travel guides for people visiting the U....

Georgia has just passed its first new gun law in some years, HB 60. As someone who receives a lot of email from various Georgia legislative...

I'd very much like to hear Douglas's views on this .

More from Maggie's Farm this morning.  Mark Steyn has no patience with his co-defendants' plodding and traditional approach to defe...

In an interesting examination of why some "controversies" soak up all the media attention while others are nearly invisible, Scott...

Speaking of satire, you don't often see it as obvious as this. Heh.

A serious problem in Britain: New NHS figures indicate a ‘long-term downward trend’ in alcohol consumption. But medical experts have warned ...

For those of you eagerly awaiting the recipe, traffic follows. 1 c. butter 1 1/2 c. sugar 3 eggs 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 c. flour 3/4 t...

We've been enjoying episodes of Wooster and Jeeves, with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry as young sprouts. Shortly after that last sce...

" Although the study is largely theoretical [.]"

Only Detroit could lose money on parking tickets.

From the adventures of Cortez in Mexico, before he even meets Montezuma.  You get the idea there's a lot missing from the story from the...

Can't get enough of books about how people behave in a crisis.  Why? you might wonder, since I've practically never faced a crisis. ...

We've just had a long discussion on what leadership isn't over at Cass' place. Nick at Ranger Up has some ideas on what it is...

For those of you who are parents, try this experiment. See what you get. The right answer should be obvious to the child if you've ...

Several Georgia congressmen decided that they shouldn't keep their public salaries during the recent shutdown. They differed on what to...

From Jazz Shaw .

This kind of animated map has been making the rounds lately, as people struggle to understand Islam, or the Crimea.  What's more engross...

A beautiful piece, to end the day.

...a delightful exploration of the magic of caffeine .