The Onion is reporting on a new GOP strategy: Working hard to keep elderly voters alive until after the election.
GOP Trying To Keep Elderly Voting Base Alive Until November
Dollars are fungible (and see here). So what's the better value? Space exploration or a 10 year military occupation? Believe it or not, the U.S. has been spending a similar amount on each, year after year. Come to think of it, does endless war have any value to anyone other than politicians and military contractors?
I had long thought of Ireland as being a country where most people followed a religion. That's changing fast, according to a recent article in the Telegraph:
The Republic of Ireland is abandoning religion faster than almost every other country worldwide, a massive global survey on faith reveals. An overwhelming 69% of Irish people declared themselves to be "a religious person" in the last survey conducted in 2005, but this has now plummeted to 47%.
Oatmeal has presented a series of lessons on "How to Suck at Your Religion." This should be required reading for all parents and religious leaders.
Congratulations to the brilliant scientists at NASA!
I hope the Tea Partiers realize that this unprecedentedly complex MARS landing was accomplished by NASA, which is part of the GOVERNMENT.