“Daylight saving time was popular during World War I,” people say. “And we brought it back during World War II ( Read more... )

If you watch the history of baseball, teams come back.

-- Tony La Russa

...Senator Saland, you are a direct descendant of Rabbi Shmuel Salant who was known for his good sense and, for the times, his liberal sense of goodness and fairness. Unlike others, he honored all the Jews in Jerusalem, not only the powerful. He intentionally built his leadership on an inclusive vision of the community. I do hope that you make a ( Read more... )

A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows 50% of Americans would struggle to come up with $2,000 in a pinch, for example in the event of an unanticipated car or home repair, a large medical bill or legal expenses ( Read more... )

The lack of emergency resources is not just a problem of the impoverished but also affects many “solidly middle-class” families, according to the study just published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Of households making between $100,000 and $150,000 annually, nearly one-quarter said they "certainly" or "probably" would be unable to ( Read more... )

# Rethinking many aspects of my life after realizing I found out Bin Laden was dead via Kim Kardashian's twitter feed.

-- @billyharrell

The AAP perspective on this is that babies with funny-shaped heads are better than dead babies, from a public-health standpoint ( Read more... )

A Farmington woman who used her sister's identity to avoid going to jail found herself behind bars anyway because her sister also was wanted by the police ( Read more... )

This from someone in response to my tweet this morning ( Read more... )

David Simon, Creator of The Wire, Speaks on Felicia "Snoop" Pearson's Arrest

Earlier today, The Wire actress Felicia "Snoop" Pearson was arrested as part of a large-scale drug raid in Baltimore and surrounding counties. Slate asked David Simon, creator and executive producer of The Wire (and currently in production on Treme), for comment. He ( Read more... )