This is the time for both Congress and the White House to be bold. President Obama still has the opportunity to be a transformational president, but only if he spends his second term finally unleashing the audacity that propelled his presidency in the beginning -- on issues from gun control and the failed drug war to privacy and drones. READ MORE
Great Deals on the Season's Hottest Item: Giving Back After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two days set aside for getting deals, it's worthwhile to have a day devoted to giving back. Giving Tuesday and World AIDS Day on Saturday are about using all the tools at our disposal to spotlight the ways people are giving back and widening the circle of our concern. READ MORE
Did you know that a man's excess belly fat can decrease his libido? Were you aware that frequent sex in a strong relationship can actually increase your longevity? And you really should know that you probably have undiscovered errogeneous zones all over your body. See what else we learned from the like of Dr. Oz, Pepper Schwartz and more.
Forgiveness doesn't mean you condone the behavior or, in any way, make a wrong right. It just means you give yourself permission to release from your past -- and step forward with the mud of resentment cleared from your wings.
How scared should we be, of the Chinese and their nascent ability to put a plane on a boat?
One last Argo vs. Lincoln vs. Les Miserables note: Can we imagine a scenario where one of them wins Best Picture and another wins Best Director? Like Les Miserables and Ben Affleck, or Argo and Steven Spielberg?
What if, as is incessantly threatened, Greece ultimately ends up pulling out of Europe? Everyone can always get out of everything, naturally. The Greeks themselves, blinded by bad shepherds or by their own populist passion, can decide to take this headlong escape.
When it comes to the Bible, modern Americans are at a distinct disadvantage. They know both too much and too little.
In a report that leads with the "good news" of impending U.S. oil supremacy, to calmly suggest that the world is headed for a global temperature increase of 3.6 degrees C is like placing a thermonuclear bomb in a gaudily-wrapped Christmas present.
This is the '80s, and girls aren't like Sandy in Grease, ditching their poodle skirts to impress some guy. No. You're like Molly Ringwald, and guys like you for just doing you.
In a reality that does not please fans of Wilber or Babe, between 60 to 70 percent of the more than five million breeding pigs in the United States are kept in crates too small for them to so much as turn around.
This week, I'm flying to Kabul, Afghanistan, on a long-planned, hopeful yet modest mission of peace.
For the foreseeable future the budget debate will be dominated by the Karl Roves of both political parties. This is too bad, because the Karl Roves in the budget debate don't just want to mislead us about Governor Romney's election prospects; they want to take away our Social Security and Medicare.
The fiscal cliff is a made-up crisis. A big, fat fraud. Not to mention, a fraud that disproportionately threatens the well-being of women and their families.
The web has only the ethics that people bring to it and provides the perfect vehicle for those who wish to spread misinformation, ridicule, provoke, or incite people of a different culture or belief.
The tablet wars are underway over brand new offerings from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Microsoft, Google and Apple.
Every generation likes to think they are unique -- but there's a case to be made, between shifting racial demographics, the economy, unprecedented access to technology and the loosening of the marriage timetable, that Gen. Y might actually be "special," for better and worse. Here's why.
I knew Deborah Raffin a long time ago, when both our skin was young and taut and her beauty was in full bloom. She was a well known model/actress, her jaw slacking beauty belied her talent. Classic lines and talent to boot.
This game wasn't just about another tally in the win column or years of bragging rights. This game was about the seniors and the fact that this would be the last time they put on the blue and orange of UTSA.
Back in my college days I became obsessed with lucid dreaming -- having dreams in which I was aware I was dreaming and could shape my internal world with thought alone. According to a recent paper, though, it may be possible to control someone else's dreams from the outside.
Have you had one of those moments? You forget a name, can't find a folder you had just a minute before, or go into a room and blank on what you needed? For many boomers, these little memory lapses lead to larger worries -- are we losing our minds, not just our keys?
Dear fundamentalist Christian readers: As per your advice, I am composing what could potentially become my online dating profile in my search for a wife, but I need your input. I need to know more about the gay people who have chosen to be in opposite-sex relationships.
This Giving Tuesday, I challenge you to take what you saved and buy your loved ones alternative gifts that really make an impact. Use our Black Friday Savings Calculator to figure out how your savings can be translated into life-changing gifts. It's money well spent.
The GOP went a long way during the primaries and in the general election to create a critical mass of opposition to their exclusionist policies. Can they undo the damage done?
Les Misérables is worth the wait. It is the cinematic musical experience of a lifetime... and I am thrilled that I finally got to see it on film. You will be too, trust me.
It is time for the administration to create nomination hearings that have more human drama and less legal theory. It is conventional wisdom in the social sciences that people respond more to stories that feature identifiable victims or heroes.
The iPad Mini is a winner. Yes, it will be much better with a Retina display and an A6 processor when the new one comes out in March or next summer. But for now, if you want an iPad Mini, just go buy one. After all... nothing else will do!