An homage to the light that science now shines on the universe around us, and a look back at the darkness from which we emerged.

"It was science that brought us out of the darkness, and showed us what we needed to know. That opened our eyes to reality. That gave ...

President Obama's Pre-K plan. Enough to make an early learning specialist cry tears of joy. Update!

Courtesy of The Washington Post : President Obama used his State of the Union address to launch a push for massively expanding pre-K and oth...

Just a final thought for the day.

Seems like a perfectly reasonable request don't you think? If only the people on the other side of the issue were reasonable, perfect or...

Deeply red Montana prepares to turn blue. Can other Republican strongholds be too far behind?

Courtesy of the New York Times : This funky college town, nestled along two rivers where five mountain ranges converge, has long been a libe...

Is it just me or was it more comforting in black and white?

You know the type of progress is always evolving but the ignorance that fights against stays tragically the same. "It is against Biblic...

This country is not separated Right to Left, it is separated from North to South.

Courtesy of Salon :   Mainstream American history, from the point of view of the white majority in the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast, i...

Clip from 60 Minutes unprecedented joint interview with President Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Okay if this is not some kind of endorsement for Hillary Clinton in 2016 then I will eat my hat. The President has NEVER done a joint inter...