The vast majority of the American electorate lacks basic knowledge of how their government works, according to a recent study conducted ahead of President's Day. More than 7 in 10 Americans failed a ...

The Internet is a truly remarkable advancement in our ability to access information. Just about anything we could possibly want to know is now just a few keystrokes away. But , as with most ...

To me, and I suspect many readers, the quest for information can be an intensely rewarding experience. Discovering a previously elusive fact or soaking up a finely crafted argument can be as ...

Everybody my age wanted to be an archeologist. I used to look out of the windows of our 1967 Buick Skylark hoping I'd spot dinosaur skeletons when we went for Sunday drives. (This was on the south ...