A Texas grand jury is investigating one of Tom DeLay's pet PACs for alleged violations of election law.

Hmm... William Safire manages to say something intelligent in his column against further media consolidation.

Star Wars lives! The Air Force is looking into "space superiority" capabilities to be brought on-line by 2010.

Donald H. Rumsfeld, poet and kung fu master? No wonder why People Magazine loved him.

Adjectives are like painkillers. Use a few of them and you feel better, use too much and your writing sucks.

Hate Bush? Some people are taking the grudge even to their graves, requesting in memoriam donations be made to groups like MoveOn.

Arthur C. Clarke, of 2001 fame, is still writing from his adopted home of Sri Lanka. The Onion has more.

The Governator sez immigrant US citizens should be allowed to run for president. Thoughts of his own run for the White House?

James Bond sticks up for Taiwan! Sean Connery will participate in a pro-Taiwan rally this week.

Thinking about teaching ethics? Answer this first: are you an ethical person? Nah, didn't think so.

From 1988 to 2001, while his country starved, Kim Jong Il had a private sushi chef who was often sent abroad to procure specialty ingredients.

Libertarian-conservative Pat Buchanan verbal bitch-slaps Perle and Frum's neocon tome.

Politicians are increasingly turning to data mining and other consumer marketing techniques in an effort to appeal to target constituencies.

An anthropologist goes undercover in a shopping mall and comes up with some insights on consumer habits.

Former Deaniac Joe Trippi speaks out on Dean, the Democrats, and internet campaigning.