No I’m not talking about the state of affairs right now in which our politicians on both sides seem to release “declassified” intelligence information each day arguing whether our case for the war was/is strong or not.
I’m talking about the opening of the Creation museum in Petersburg, Ky. The intriguing question here is not [...]

Everyone agrees that the American voting system has flaws. Not everyone agrees on what should to be done to improve it.
One idea growing in popularity is switching to a ranked voting system called Instant Runoff Voting.
http://www.fairvote.org/
This would enable people to vote their conscience, while still casting their vote for an electable leader. I think the [...]

This following article describes how our economic system is not the only idea being exported around the world.
Link to Economist story
A link to reader comments on the above article, including my own is here.

Did you know that May 1st is a state holiday in France? Though it is “May Day” in the US, a seldom reflected upon holiday where school children dance around maypoles, it originated as a springtime festival during ancient polytheistic times to celebrate the season of growth and fertility.
However, in European countries the beginning [...]