Members of congress, Democrat and Republican' fell all over each other in their rush to extend the $8,000 first time homebuyer’s credit, even throwing in a $6,500 credit for existing home owners . . . more

Ah, yes ! The satisfying hum and thrum of the media and self-proclaimed pundits, espousing opinions and interpretations about the midterm elections, now merely a year away; the hyper play by play calling . . . more

For those who know me, this will come as a bit of a surprise.  After all, I have said that I do my duty for God and Country.  In the course of time, however, I have become aware that humility . . . more

Introduction   I have already posted much about general chess theory. This time I would like to discuss chess openings. The French Defense "In the French Defense, black does not immediately . . . more

A very good explanation of CDS and how they contributed to the financial meltdown. (It's really not that hard.)   . . . more

There is a wonderful set of videos posted by the Khan Academy explaining these financial instruments.  (It's not as bad as it looks.  At first you will think the video is not working, but don't . . . more

One year ago, Mr. Obama was elected by a substantial majority of us, unequivocally demonstrating with our votes that we wanted change . Now, on the basis of yesterday's election results, everyone is . . . more

Introduction   Dr. Abram Hoffer and Linus Pauling were friends. Each influenced the other. When Pauling started orthomolecular medicine in 1968, he cited articles by Hoffer & Osmond on . . . more

Introduction   These chronic diseases include obesity, heart disease (the number 1 killer in the US), cancer (the number 2 killer in the US), stroke, diabetes, hemorrhoids, and perhaps . . . more