If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.
Today there are about 40 million retirees receiving benefits; by the time all the baby boomers have retired, there will be more than 72 million retirees drawing Social Security benefits.
The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.
Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of Pluto.
Investigators have discovered that dogs can laugh, which can't be too big of a surprise.
Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.
