I believe the probability of earth having the only intelligent life in the cosmos is astronomically small. According to good, solid science on the bio-genesis of intelligent life forms and its predictive mathematics, it's probable that our galaxy alone has over 10,000 planets with all the necessary elementary building ...more

Keith Olbermann, although initially well-intentioned, morphed into a self-righteous screed-man with a penchant for pretentious verbosity, he was better suited to baseball reportage. As I read other comments, I'm reminded how dubious it is that Mr. Olbermann is identified with "liberalism". So many people never get ...more

Ever wonder why none of these professional retirement 'wunderkind' never present you with the simple math of the matter?

Replying: "#2. When to claim Social Security. You can sign up for Social Security beginning at age 62, but payouts increase for each year you delay claiming until age 70." If you run the numbers, this simply is not true. For example, if you begin collecting at 62 you have 48 months of payments in the bank before 66....more

Jeez Louise! We all "get it". My father was a civil rights lawyer, so I'm one caucasian who has considered 'race' a non-useful term and an all-around bad idea for classification since my playpen. But come on, how do I, as an historian and amateur anthropologist, talk about American heritage without direct reference to ...more