The violence in Egypt involving Coptic demonstrators, military units, and unidentified thugs shocked the country and rang alarms about prospects for transition to democracy.

A popular movement that is not quite sure yet what it wants, but knows it wants to bring fundamental change to U.S. government and society is coming soon to a town or city near you.

Steve Jobs products have changed how we interact with technology and thus with the world around us.

The protests on Wall Street are in their third week, and are gaining support inside New York and around the United States.

The hotly debated topic of Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) is back in the limelight with a new case announced in Ireland following an inquest on Sept. 22.

The monopolization of political resources by a few families has been a serious phenomenon in China since the 1990′s.

As a trade embargo on Cuban cigars in the United States is still in place, it is good to remember one of the Cuban cigars’ greatest fans, the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Ridley Scott’s movie, “Robin Hood” is a reminder of popular culture’s recurring fascination with two related things. One is the idea of outlaws as heroes. The other is the [...]

A fierce battle is underway, pitting the massive, profitable energy industry against the smaller agriculture industry

Commentary on the Arab revolution has been marked by a mix of hopeful anticipation for the triumph of democracy over tyranny and reserved trepidation about the challenge of [...]