House to vote on H.R. 2454 (UPDATE: Bill has passed 219-212)

The bill known as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009," or the "cap and trade bill" as some Americans know it, is to be voted on as early as today, Friday, June 26th, 2009."This bill would lead to...

Minority Report, anyone?

"President Barack Obama in a May 21 speech outlined a new policy of preventive detention, without trial, for people he suspects might commit crimes in the future. Flanked by copies of the U.S. Constitution, Bill of...

Cheerios - A drug? It is, according to the FDA

"The Food and Drug Administration scolded the makers of Cheerios about the way they promote the cereal's health benefits. The FDA sent a letter of warning to General Mills accusing them of making unauthorized...

Transparency and the Federal Reserve

With already 124 cosponsors to date, the bill that Congressman Ronald Paul of Texas introduced at the end of February this year is gaining an increasing amount of support. With the promises of government...

Good education in DC takes back seat with Obama legislation

"Mercedes Campbell is one of the 1,700 students in the Washington, D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, a school-voucher program authorized by Congress in 2004. The program gives students up to $7,500 to attend...

Wolfram Alpha - Interesting competition for Google and Wikipedia?

"In a talk at Harvard Law School, Stephen Wolfram, a well-known mathematician, scientist and entrepreneur, gave a demonstration of his soon-to-be released Web service which promises to answer all sorts of questions....

The Swine Flu - Why all the fear?

"The current WHO phase of pandemic alert is 5." H1N1. The swine flu. Whatever you want to call it, a lot of people are scared of it. The WHO (World Health Organization) raised its alert level to 5, "a strong...