In All Things
In his speech after the tragic shooting of 19 people in Tucson President Obama brought great consolation to the American people He explained his presence in humble terms ldquo as an American rdquo come to mourn with all those present But he played another very significant role however The p
In All Things
As the baby boom generation retires and worries about the viability of Social Security worsen the U S federal government is keeping an eye on the number of young people defined as those under age 20 The latest government estimate for the last decade shows that the number of U S young people wou
Film
Charles Ferguson’s "Inside Job" deserves to be seen by the widest possible audience.
In All Things
Two significant moves have just been made on Thursday during the Lame Duck session of Congress First the House passed the Child Nutrition Bill which expands the school lunch program and will automatically include more children on Medicaid The program currently feeds more than 31 million youngs
Art
How is it that Fernando Botero has produced a major commentary on Abu Ghraib, while U.S. artists have remained largely silent?
Theater
In "The Pitmen Painters" a group of men take up a cultural pursuit uncommon to their class.
In All Things
ldquo Inside Job rdquo is a documentary film about the economic meltdown of 2008 Its main point is that the resulting Great Recession was nbsp avoidable In fact no one listened to the few people who predicted the problems well in advance or acted on the implications of their predictions At le
In All Things
Polling of all sorts always contains a margin of error usually about 3 percent though it pays to check each poll Of course some pollsters can at times be just plain wrong or worse even biased This should make readers wary of their predictions Since some online comments in response to more th
In All Things
One needn rsquo t be interested in painting mining or things British to enjoy ldquo The Pitmen Painters rdquo an often funny and at times ferociously affecting new play on Broadway at the Samuel J Friedman Theater The play was written by Lee Hall whose screenplay and book for ldquo Billy El