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

At no other time in U.S. history have more seniors been a part of the workforce than now. More than 6.5 million people aged 65 and older are working, compared to 4.1 million in 2001. But there are another half a million seniors who want to work bu...   read more

It is not a crime not to speak English, and yet six police officers in Dallas, Texas, cited at least 39 drivers over a three-year period for being “a non-English speaking driver.” Police Chief David Kunkle said he was “surprised and stunned” when ...   read more

Regardless of the Obama administration’s public assurances downplaying the decision’s impact on oil drilling, the designation of more than 200,000 square miles of Alaskan wilderness for polar bear protection could stymie natural resource developme...   read more

For those making out their law school applications and dreaming of sitting on the highest court in the land someday, the list of possible destinations might as well be limited to three choices: Harvard, Yale, or Columbia University. According to a...   read more

While it may not quite reach the level of biological imperative, men do feel a physiological need to see their candidate win the presidency. The results of the 2008 election caused men who voted for Republican John McCain to experience a loss of t...   read more

Packaging labels in Sweden now inform shoppers not only the ingredients and calories of the food they buy, but also how much carbon dioxide was spewed into the atmosphere as a result of its production. The CO2 data is part of an effort by the Swed...   read more

Symbolic of the two country’s relationship, Taiwanese and Chinese based companies are bitterly fighting—in an Oakland Superior Court—over a 2005 settlement involving patented technology in the U.S..  The Taipei-based semiconductor company, Taiwan ...   read more

If the United States is sincerely interested in resolving the leadership issue in Afghanistan, it should drop the idea of a runoff election and do things the old fashioned way by calling a Loya Jirga, says Patricia DeGennaro, a professor at New Yo...   read more

One more factor to take into account as President Barack Obama frames his Afghanistan war strategy is a United Nations report that shows that sacrifices on the battlefield pale in comparison to the human cost of the opium drug market. According to...   read more

Fed up with the health insurance industry’s opposition to health care reform, Democrats in Congress took action on Wednesday to strip anti-trust protections that insurers have enjoyed since the end of World War II. Bills in both the House and Sena...   read more

Once upon a time Americans knew exactly where they wanted to go to buy a new car—to the same dealer that sold them their last automobile. But the storied days of brand loyalty have disappeared, thanks to the implosion of the Big Three in Detroit a...   read more

The expansion of legalized medical marijuana has caused significant increases in local U.S. marijuana farms, which has resulted in intensified competition with large Mexican drug organizations. About half of the marijuana consumed in the United St...   read more

If Crocodile Dundee had decided to take up golf, he probably would have created something like Nullarbor Plain. Touted as the world’s longest golf course, Nullarbor is currently staging its first tournament in Australia’s outback, which requires p...   read more

Coal, oil and natural gas have proven themselves to be recession-proof. The worldwide economic downturn has not caused a reduction in fossil fuel production, according to the environmental group Worldwatch Institute. In fact, overall sales went up...   read more

If it wasn’t for the millions of jobs provided by foreign companies, the employment rate in the United States would leap from 9% to more than 13%. That’s how significant the 5.3 million jobs available to American workers from foreign businesses ar...   read more

The Obama White House insists it is still committed to awarding stimulus contracts on a fixed-price, competitive basis—even though much of the money spent so far has not been distributed in this manner.   According to a review by Government Exec...   read more