Elected members of both the United States House and Senate must take the following oath prior to assuming office: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the …

“You want to do mankind a real service? Tell funnier jokes.” nnThat’s from Woody Allen’s “Stardust Memories.” Yeah, I know. But it’s fabulous advice in times like these. Do what you do, …

As modern tools like the internet have proliferated, the world’s leading influencer uses ancient methods like the Internet, as well as news media, to reach his followers. Pope Francis probably …

Behind closed doors, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with his staff to formulate a plan for recapturing the Speakership. “By demonstrating incredibly bad taste,” says Kevin to the …

The state is represented by two assistant district attorneys, both women, I’m guessing, in their 30s. One sits at the prosecutor’s table and takes notes with multi-colored pens and pencils and …

The fur was flying at the White House, so I felt obligated to dig into it. With my special talent to talk the language of all animals, I got a special press pass to the West Wing. “Frank Lingo …

I have set off the security alarm at the Tulsa County Court House entrance, which prompts a guard, a woman with a small face, to wave a wand over the length and width of my body. She finds nothing on …

What is the difference between box jellyfish and House Republicans? Both are spineless and brainless. Unlike the GOP, however, jellyfish have the ability to learn from their mistakes. Box …

In general, the news media has done a much better job of reporting important environmental stories in the last few years. But one critical story has been barely noticed – the murders of …

My rabbi once told me that sarcasm is a terrible parenting technique.  nnIt’s not a great way to win political arguments, either. But sometimes it’s all you got. Which nevertheless …

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, have been putting their noses to the grindstone, and now believe they have finally found the sneezing, er, smoking gun with which to impeach …

Some say Trump is full of beans; some say he’s full of sh*t, but it’s now been discovered that he’s full of muons. Muons are those tiny critters similar in nature to electrons, only 200 times …

Samuel Wurzelbacher died on Aug. 27. nnYou probably know him as “Joe the Plumber,” the willing prop of 2008 presidential candidate John McCain trotted out from time to time to drum up support …

After touting electric cars for years, I finally put my money where my mouth is and bought one. Browsing on Edmunds.com, a very good car site, I found a used Kia Niro all-electric car with low miles …

“A little child shall lead them.”– Book of Isaiah 11:6 A Montana state court has ruled in favor of young people who accused the state of violating their right to a “clean and healthful …

To “pant” in Norway is to get a refund back on a bottle or can purchased at a supermarket. Since the mid ’70s, in an effort to incentivize and increase recycling, the country added a …

How can scientists possibly know that the Earth is now hotter than it’s been in 125,000 years? According to a July 8 Washington Post article, they look at everything from lake bed sediments to tree …

By the time you read this, it’s possible that a country singer will have released a song about the evils of the banking industry. In the accompanying video, there may be a man in a yarmulke …

Robert Frost no doubt meant it when he said, “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” He certainly would be horrified now at the border dispute taking place between Vermont and his …

Cobalt is a rare-earth mineral that is used to make batteries for phones, laptops, even electric cars. It is also the cause of severe abuse of workers, bordering on slavery. The Democratic …