Quote of the Day

“Great powers should never get involved in the politics of small tribes.”
Kamal Salibi, Lebanese Historian

What Kind Of News Do People Really Want?

Last week, we discussed whether Americans are satisfied with the news we receive. And yesterday many of you pointed out the difference in treatment between the Michael Vick case and the case of the kidnapped woman in West Virginia.

“It’s almost fifty pages long, but well worth the read: a recent study by the [...]

Stevie Wonder

Last night I (rich) experienced Stevie Wonder live in concert here on the banks of Lake Michigan. It was truly great. Stevie played for almost three hours and we still wanted to hear all the songs he didn’t play (”As” for instance). But he played “Ribbon in the Sky,” “I Was Made to [...]

Boyfriends Do More Housework Than Husbands

Hat tip: KP

“Married men do less housework than live-in boyfriends, finds an international survey.

“But married women do more housework than their live-in counterparts.
“Marriage as an institution seems to have a traditionalizing effect on couples—even couples who see men and women as equal,” said co-researcher Shannon Davis, a sociologist at George Mason University in [...]