The sooner the better, as far as this teacher is concerned. The story has been the same for years in this small, poor, mostly black school district in northeast Houston: Financial problems, shoddy recordkeeping and low test scores prompt sanctions......

After all, they are not the United States or Israel, so their actions pass with relatively little comment -- even though their actions do, in fact, violate Geneva, something that is not the case with the criticized actions of the......

What is wrong with talk shows today and does it have something to do with teaching our kids one side of controversial rather than teaching them to think? Also hypocrisy for Steny Hoyer and some House Democratic Freshman. One Texas Legislator proposes.....

The Iranians, who entered Iraqi waters to detain 16 British sailors and Royal Marines, are now claiming that they are going to be tried for committing espionage against Iran...and violate the Geneva Conventions....

Like any red-blooded American, I have been watching FutureWeapons whenever I get the chance. While showing me some of the niftiest, shiniest, and neatest things that go varying degrees of boom is definitely a good thing, the unfortunate side effe...

While it would be tempting to make this post about Rosie O'Donnell's 9-11conspiracy lunacy, or the (ir)rational response squad...

I was reading some of the great content on RealClearPolitics today. I noticed a "reader article" submission that I see as an urgent appeal. At the same time, the article was heartening to me in that some Europeans (many, I'm sure) are concerned abou...

They didn't kill the drug runner. In fact, because he did not stop running, because a bullet in the bottom didn't stop him for a second, the agents didn't realize they had hit him. Another day on the border. Put your life on the line, encounter a dr...

Due to interior construction here, I was off the net three days this week. The sights, sounds and smells didn't enhance my life experience in any way, and human interaction with construction workers isn't particularly enlightening.

We now have more information about the contamination in the Menu Foods products. The New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University and the New York State Food Laboratory tested three samples of the contaminated products....

Unsurprisingly, neither of these stories were carried by any of the big news media. First, from Defend America
"It was kind of a shock because I didn't know they had a zoo," Sgt. 1st Class Herbert Mowery said of his initial reaction upon ...

Thanks America for voting in the dimwits — how can you sleep at night?
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