Op-Ed Columnist - Chemicals in Our Food, and Bodies - NYTimes.com

"Your body is probably home to a chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA. It's a synthetic estrogen that United States factories now use in everything from plastics to epoxies — to the tune of six pounds per American per year. That's a lot of estrogen."

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Boise BCS blocked - College Football - Rivals.com

" Is it cowardice or collusion?"

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Op-Ed Columnist - What Independents Want - NYTimes.com

"Independents can't always articulate what they want, but they withdraw from any party that threatens turmoil and risk."

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Op-Ed Contributor - Teach Your Teachers Well - NYTimes.com

"Our best universities have, paradoxically, typically looked down their noses at education, as if it were intellectually inferior.

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Hark! The Voters Speak!

"Endorsements don't work if they're oblique and half-hearted, as if they had been sent via Candygram."

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Editorial - The Off-Off-Year Elections - NYTimes.com

"So what does this all mean for next year's election? Above all, it means that voters want their leaders to focus on sound policy making, not party orthodoxy. And the No. 1 issue in every poll is the economy"

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What ever happened to the Amazon rain forest? Did we save it? - By Brendan Borrell - Slate Magazine

We didn't save it, but we haven't stopped trying. Environmentalists fret over the fate of the Amazon for good reason: It contains more than half of the planet's remaining tropical rainforest, one-fifth of our global freshwater, and as much as one-third of the world's biodiversity.

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Ginn returns 2 for scores as Dolphins stop Sanchez late to sweep Jets

I've been wondering for the last couple of weeks why we drafted him. I see it now.

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Fox Fox Sake, John Stewart examines the "War on Fox"

I love the time frames that Fox is willing to call itself news

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Self-Image and Party Politics

A conversation between David Brooks and Bob Herbert on the state of both political parties.

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Why 60 Is the New 50

"How many votes does Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid really need to pass health care reform? Is it 50 or 60? It's not simply a question of parliamentary procedure—the answer will in large part shape the legislation.

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Big Brother Is Watching Your Weight

"Charging overweight policyholders more is a hot topic among private health insurers. The rationale is twofold. First, fat people are more likely to develop expensive health problems. Second, fat can be avoided or reduced through exercise and healthy eating.

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In Maine, same-sex marriage is a Catholic issue

Catholics, like many people of faith, are divided on the question of same sex marriage. However, much of the argument for and against the Nov. 3rd vote in Maine are two sides of the same coin.

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The Forgotten Ghosts of College Football

A century ago, Chicago was one of the kings of college football. Legendary coach Amos Alonzo Stagg prowled its sidelines. Seldom did Chicago even play road games. Foes came to the South Side because the paycheck was too good.

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Universal health care plans up against U.S. law

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Dave Barry is always a good idea: Dave Barry: Real candidates belch and reek

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Cuban youth arrested for wearing bracelets

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Obama chances hurt by stance on Cuba??-- Maybe...Maybe not

Obama is taking a new approach to an old, old problem.

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President of the Christian Action League, 74, Is Arrested after Paying Hooker with Checks

Rev. Coy Privette, the president of the Christian Action League, a North Carolina ultraconservative Christian political organization based in Raleigh, has been arrested for soliciting prostitution:

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Can you rig the political betting markets?

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Moving up the primaries, but it won't change a thing

"Super Tuesday—like so much in the history of presidential primaries—has backfired. The greater the number of states that voted in the mega-primary, it turned out, the harder it became for candidates to personally campaign or even to spend money in all of them.

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Majority of Republicans Doubt Theory of Evolution

The majority of Republicans in the United States do not believe the theory of evolution is true and do not believe that humans evolved over millions of years from less advanced forms of life.

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