Hillary is right in pointing out that most parents could use some help, but it doesn't take a village. It especially doesn't take a village of government-funded social workers, most of whom are either not yet married or divorced.

The only thing that gets a Congresscritter's attention is losing an election.

Public education has gotten rid of the consequences of failure for both teachers and students, so of course very little education takes place.

When Commodore Matthew Perry opened Japan to the west, he took American and British missionaries along. In addition to translating, they also helped with education.

This video just gave us the best news we've heard out of the Middle East in a long, long time -- Iraqis are beginning to laugh at their leaders.

Crackpots are thick on the ground and we can't fund them all. How do we decide which upcoming genius/crackpot to fund? Einstein didn't have any peers; he would never have passed "peer review."

If he can't be the president, being one heartbeat away might be nearly as good. How does Obama-Kennedy for President sound?

GM found that when you ask for government help, you'd better be careful - you might get what you wish for, and our guys have a track record of losing negotiations.

George W Bush, lambasted as the destroyer of peace in the Middle East, may preside over the most welcome development there since the Second World War.

It's possible that nobody will ever be able to build anything of significance again.