Are you happy? Is life meaningful for you? Take a test (or two) and see . . .

According to this site maintained by Dr. Martin Seligman, you can "develop insights into yourself and the world around you through these scientifically tested questionnaires, surveys, and scales." I took a few of these tests (some only a few minutes) and might have learned a thing or two.   The site…

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Incoming Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee: Bring Back the Draft

MSNBC reports that Americans would be required to sign up for the military draft after turning 18 under a bill that will be introduced by Charles Rangel, a Democrat, the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.  Rangel states that bringing back the draft is a way to…

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Center for Inquiry Office of Public Policy committed to science, reason, and secularism as critical building blocks of American Democracy.

In an article entitled, "Think Tank Will Promote Thinking," the Washington Post informed its readers about the new wing of the Center for Inquiry: The goals of the new group are to establish relationships with sympathetic legislators, provide experts to give testimony before Congress, speak publicly on issues when they…

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Liberal Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives

Michael Moore recently published this pledge in the Los Angeles Times.  I applaud each of these twelve points: 1) We will always respect you. We will never, ever, call you "unpatriotic" simply because you disagree with us. In fact, we encourage you to dissent and disagree with us. 2) We…

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