Arguments by authority are one of the most common rhetorical arrows plucked from the quiver of logical fallacies. They're particularly effective among authoritarian groups. For years Einstein's opinion on supernatural phenomena has been used and misused and outright fabricated to
I've been a big fan of Harper's Index since forever. Footnoted statistics, often grouped in pairs, triplets or foursomes, guaranteed to spark a chuckle or a discussion. Like, for instance, this item from back in January: Percentage of NYU students
The U.S. Border Patrol said it has become necessary to top a five-mile section of border fence with Mexico with triple-strand razor wire to battle smugglers.
Citing the latest opinion polls by Kyiv-based radio stations and think tanks, Tsybulko says the blockade of VR was a serious mistake by BYUT. BYUT unblocked Verkhovna Rada when it realized that the blockade was no longer effective. All the
North Korea welcomed on Saturday a U.S. offer of food aid, saying the assistance would help alleviate shortages and improve relations between the two countries.
Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho U.S. Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after Democratic candidate Barack Obama took issue with President Bush's borrowing of a quote from Borah.
Russia's new president has promised the kind of democratic change that Washington advocated during predecessor Vladimir Putin's tenure. At the same time, all the candidates to succeed President Bush have promised a break from a foreign policy that Moscow has
The NAACP board of directors has chosen Ben Jealous, a former news executive and lifelong activist, as the organization's next president and the youngest in its 99-year history.
As head of the deep-pocketed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commission, New York Sen. Charles Schumer hand-picked his party's nominee to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, the last Republican standing on the West Coast. But apparently, Schumer forgot to inform the
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti foreign news commentator Ivan Zakharchenko) -Soccer has turned from a sport into an instrument that may take Russian-British relations out of the deadlock, into which they were driven by the mysterious death of former FSB agent Alexander
Adding value to schools, emphasizing value of students Curbside appeal. That's what Realtors call it. Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert understands it, too, which is why he plans to spruce up the exterior of 23 Dallas schools. James Madison High School
When Michael R. Levy, a 27-year-old Dallas native, published Texas Monthly 's first issue in 1973, this state wasn't just misunderstood by outsiders; Texans themselves weren't quite sure what we were all about. Were we better characterized as the under-an-hour,
Senators voted 81-15 to pass the legislation that the White House says gives to much subsidies to farmers. The House approved the bill by a 318-106 vote the previous day.
Lawmakers voted 149-141 to block the first of three parts of the war funding bill. Republicans, surprisingly, made up most of the opposition; 132 of them voted "present," effectively abstaining from the vote. They did so to protest what they
Dann was forced to admit earlier this month that he had an affair with one of his staff members amid sexual harassment allegations against one of his aides. His resignation comes a day after the Democrats in state legislature filed
