Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more

The validity of government safety awards has come under question in light of the bestowing of such honors to companies responsible for two of the country’s worst accidents this year.   Six months before the Upper Big Branch coal mine accident ...   read more

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is no stranger to conservative political fundraisers, having attended events hosted by the partisan magazine, American Spectator. Alito apparently sees no problem with his presence at events that favor Rep...   read more

On November 2, California voters, by a 54%-46% margin, defeated a ballot measure that would have legalized the use of marijuana for those over the age of 21. The main storyline coming out of the overall results of this election was that, despite...   read more

Many of those headed to Washington following this month’s election aren’t just new to Congress, but new to political office altogether. About 40 of the newly elected have never held elected office of any kind, representing the highest total sinc...   read more

Republicans love successful network television programs, while Democrats tend to skew towards hit offerings on cable. While there are exceptions to both of these generalities, plenty of examples exist demonstrating where the partisan divide rest...   read more

What began in Norway has spread to four other European countries, each of which is now investigating whether the U.S. embassy has been spying on local citizens.   A Norwegian television news station first reported how American officials in the...   read more

Anton Camaj, formerly of Montenegro when it was part of Yugoslavia, is fighting to remain in the United States, where he has lived for the past 16 years.   Camaj was ordered to attend three immigration hearings back in 1995, the last of which ...   read more

A victim of the criminal justice system’s draconian punishment for first-time drug offenders, Clarence Aaron deserves to be pardoned by President Barack Obama, argues conservative columnist Debra J. Saunders.   Aaron was a college student at Sou...   read more

A returnee from the Clinton administration, Laurie (Laurel) O. Robinson rejoined the U.S. Department of Justice in November 2009 as assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), which oversees numerous programs re...   read more

Linda S. Birnbaum began serving as the Director of the National Toxicology Program and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) on March 13, 2009. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, the NIEHS has a $684-milli...   read more

While millions of Americans have struggled to keep from losing their homes to foreclosure, the Obama administration has spent only a little more than 1% of the $50 billion it promised to help stem the mortgage crisis.   So far, the Department ...   read more

Tea Party supporters are keeping Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, alive in the competition on ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars. Despite receiving the lowest scores from the show’s judges for her jive, her Viennese waltz and her instant samb...   read more

The last men standing from World War I who fought for the United States and Great Britain reflect differently on their experiences. One refuses to participate in ceremonies commemorating the “Great War,” while another fights for the establishmen...   read more

An outspoken advocate for homosexuals, as well as a writer and educator, Kevin Jennings has served since July 2009 as assistant deputy secretary to head the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools in the U.S. Department of Education. Founded in 200...   read more

A former state legislator from Virginia, L. Preston Bryant, Jr. was appointed chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) by President Barack Obama in September 2009. His term on the commission expires in 2013. The NCPC reviews a...   read more

Despite former President George W. Bush’s recent admission about authorizing torture, the Obama administration has given no indication it wants to reopen the controversy over how suspected terrorists were treated during the “war on terror.” At l...   read more