How the Bicycle Emancipated Women

I didn't know the bicycle did more to the man, and especially woman, than just exercise and transportation.  I would have to share this to my sister so she need not ask me to "move the trash in the garage" so she could park the car properly. "Susan B. Anthony...

The Origin of the Twelve Days of Christmas

"The Origin of the Twelve Days of Christmas You're all familiar with the Christmas song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" I think. To most it's a delightful nonsense rhyme set to music. But it had a quite serious purpose when it was written. It is a good deal more than just a...

Unauthorized Migrants -- Numbers and Characteristics

Pew Hispanic Center  [report in PDF]

Border Battles -- The U.S. Immigration Debates

"...the positions taken by advocates and the policies proposed by politicians have recently become more contentious and extreme..."