Forty years ago today, women got legal access to safe abortions. Over the last four decades, Conservatives have argued against the Roe v. Wade ruling. For the most part it has stayed in the background, and the loudest voices in the fight to strip women of this freedom come from extremists—the ones who protest clinics […]
Republican presidents have raised the debt ceiling 49 times, while Democratic presidents have raised it only 30 times. Can you guess which president raised the debt ceiling the most? Bloomberg’s Hans Nichols breaks down the numbers that make up the debt ceiling and looks at how many times it has been raised through the years.
Published on Jan 17, 2013 According to atheist magician Penn Jillette, the most important thing is to feel about things you should feel about — and think about things you should think about. You should not feel about the speed of light or evolution and you should not think about love. You should feel “I […]
Bill Nye says the best way to teach evolution is to “just let your passion come through.” After all, it is a hard thing to find a kid who doesn’t love dinosaurs. Another way to describe evolution is through the analogy of a flash mob. Some work out, some go away. Biology works the same […]
“I’m against having a king,” Paul said. “I think having a monarch is what we fought the American Revolution over and someone who wants to bypass the Constitution, bypass Congress — that’s someone who wants to act like a king or a monarch.” “I’ve been opposed to executive orders, even with Republican presidents. But one […]