A group at MIT has figured out a way to get salt and other crud out of water using what I guess amounts to distillation that works on an el...

Coordinated attacks across the city tonight with the obvious purpose of terror, but so far no claim of responsibility. There is work to be ...

And therefore, I said, Glaucon, musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way int...

The apprehension among some party elites goes beyond electability, according to one Republican strategist who spoke on the condition of anon...

A good career strategy:  find something to do that most people don't want to do.  If you enjoy it and are particularly good at it, even ...

From Maggie's Farm, an article about increasing employer recognition of online degrees .  As MF comments, looks like homeschooling is b...

H/t Bookworm Room .

Headline: " Fried Chicken and the Skulls of ISIS Fighters ."

Headline: " Missouri state senator aims to block student's dissertation on abortion ."

At least, I am totally convinced that this particular young woman has been badly overcharged for her education.

For some, the distinction between craftsmanship and deep thinking represents a false dichotomy (as a logician might say) . Matthew B. Craw...

Colorado Springs police are being sued to drop their physical fitness test . Last Friday the Colorado Springs Police Department agreed to th...

In fairness, you guys helped to call down the thunder . Still, it's good to see you getting it right now. The ACLU of Missouri is disap...

Usually, we at Harvard are more than happy to see Yale students make fools of themselves on camera .... Not this time.

Ahead of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s landmark European trip kicking off this weekend, French officials reportedly nixed plans for a f...

Apparently a lot of people emailed them, especially philosophers. They've looked at the data a lot more deeply now, and concluded that ...

I see a lot of banter back and forth across the internet about "who were the good guys in Star Wars", and some make decent cases f...

A gentleman called Captain Clay Higgins, a peace officer from Louisiana, invites you to consider a few of his humble thoughts on Veteran...

David Harsanyi: "The First Amendment Is Dying." As noted two posts below, they're still only thinking about each other. Th...

According to Breitbart news, the Waco DA charged 106 of the bikers under identical indictments all alleging the same facts in each 106 cases...