Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of Pluto.
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.
Investigators have discovered that dogs can laugh, which can't be too big of a surprise.
If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.
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.