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

What’s worse: a religious conservative lying about the importance of sexual abstinence, or a liberal lying about his war record? Time will only tell for the culprits, although immediate repercussions have already been felt for one politician, and ...   read more

Less than 1% of all lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives manage to support their re-election campaigns with donations mostly from small contributors (defined as those who give $200 or less). Three representatives, in fact, is the total: ...   read more

Every major intelligence agency in the U.S. government contributed in some way to the blunders that allowed Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab of Nigeria to nearly blow up a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day last year.   An investigation into th...   read more

Continuing a recent trend of lessoning harsh sentences for juvenile offenders, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that states cannot lock away for the rest of their lives young criminals who have not committed murder.   Justice...   read more

Having its oil platform blow up and release millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico was not enough to dissuade Transocean Ltd, owner of the Deepwater Horizon, from meeting with shareholders to inform them that a $1 billion payout in div...   read more

While not openly criticizing the choice, a group of cancer prevention organizations has pointed out some unflattering details about President Barack Obama’s choice to run the National Cancer Institute (NCI).   Harold Varmus, who was awarded the ...   read more

Once upon a time, 74 years ago to be precise, the instructions accompanying the 1040 tax form were only two pages in length. Today, those same instructions have turned into a book that’s 174 pages long, and counting.   The National Taxpayers Uni...   read more

While homosexuals in the United States and some European countries continue to fight for the right to marry, some heterosexual couples want only to be in a civil union and have no interest in marriage.   In France, 95% of couples joining in tha...   read more

The chemical lobby in Louisiana has declared war on Tulane University’s environmental law program, long the bane of existence for corporate polluters.   As part of a multi-pronged strategy, the Louisiana Chemical Association is urging all of its...   read more

During the middle of the recent recession, Americans increasingly turned to the government for assistance, with nearly half of all households receiving some kind of support. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 45% of the country during the ...   read more

It remains to be seen just how long Alan Bersin will be serving in the Obama administration as head of Customs and Border Protection. Given a recess appointment by President Barack Obama, Bersin must receive Senate confirmation before the end of 2...   read more

Despite the media attention calling for action and anti-drug campaigns launched by Mexico’s government, the border town of Ciudad Juárez continues to be killing field for men and women, Mexicans and Americans.   Since 1993, nearly 500 young wome...   read more

Unlike the state of Arizona, which is trying to crackdown on illegal immigration by requiring anyone stopped by police to show proof of legal status, some cities on the East and West Coast are dispensing IDs to help undocumented individuals become...   read more

The federal government approved BP’s use of chemicals to break up the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill despite concerns from scientists and public officials in Louisiana.   When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discussed the ch...   read more

Republicans and Democrats in the House united last week, voting 292-126 to freeze government spending on scientific research, even though such expenditures can help lead to innovations and economic opportunities for tomorrow’s economy.   The bip...   read more

More than 100,000 Americans who entered into a home mortgage modification program created by the Obama administration have found themselves kicked out of the relief effort, making their lives worse than if they had never bothered to get involved i...   read more