Why a Modern Smartphone is Better Than a Star Trek Communicator

NASA looking at a radio observatory on the lunar farside

Texas State Sen. Dan Patrick endorses Ted Cruz for president

Police Raid on German Home School Family Brings Back Memory of Darker Times

World Net Daily has a report on an incident involving a police raid on a private home whose family home schools its children in Darmstadt, Germany that resulted in the kids being forcibly removed by armed police officers.

Who is Right About Space Exploration, Neil Degrasse Tyson or Elon Musk?

Neil deGrasse Tyson, in a recent video podcast, stated that the commercial sector would not lead the way for the opening of the space frontier, taking aim at boasts by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that he would personally colonize Mars.

President Obama Taunted Over Response to Syria Crisis

If nothing else, President Obama's painful public bumbling and indecision concerning whether or not to attack Syria has produced fresh opportunities for his enemies to taunt and to mock him. For a prideful man like the president, it must be agony.

When Preparing Raw Chicken, Do Not Wash the Bird

Using Ambient Electromagnetic Waves to Power Smart Objects

Why America and Canada Have Not Fought Since the War of 1812

The Navia Driverless Tram Could Be Part of a Mass Transit Solution

Environmentalists Declare War on Frac Sand Mining

Obama 'sense of drift' at NASA hit by two space experts

Union Boss Trumka Demands Fixes to Obamacare

The Hill recently reported that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has stated the obvious about Obamacare. He said, rather belatedly, that "mistakes were made" in the writing of an implementation of the health care reform law.

The Revolt of the Hamburger Flippers

Workers at fast food eateries recently marched off the job to demonstrate for the doubling of the minimum wage to $15 an hour. It's a crazy idea, eliciting visions of $10 Big Macs and $20 buckets of KFC, but it is understandable in the current economy.

War with Syria, the British Are Not Coming

It seems that if and when President Obama goes to war against Syria, the British will not be coming. The British Parliament has decided that after all the UK will not be joining any coalition to help Obama smite Syria for using chemical weapons.

Garlic Mustard the Earliest Known Spice

'North and South' Epic Civil War Miniseries to Be Remade for the Discovery Channel

'Smart Glass' Would Control the Amount of Light and Heat that Passes Through a Window

3D Fax Machines Are Coming

Nancy Pelosi to Ted Cruz, resistance to Obamacare is futile