Breaking news: Donald Trump has inadvertently said something true! He recently exulted that his special tax incentives to spur investment in poverty projects have gone "beyond anything that anybody... even t... Read more...

Years ago, a Texas legislator who was known to be bribable explained his ethical framework as opportunistic: "I seen my chances, and I took 'em," he said. Likewise, such hustlers as Dan Gilbert (the billiona... Read more...

America certainly has an abundance of food (even though many Americans do not), yet we face a momentous choice of whether to pursue a food future rooted in the ethic of sustainable agriCULTURE - or one based on... Read more...

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons," Emerson exclaimed. Likewise, today's work... Read more...

For millions of people around the globe – especially young people – the pressing issue of our time is this: The world is on fire! On fire with climate change, creating a new and intensifying norm of deadly weat... Read more...

I love those nature shows that probe the behavior and intelligence of birds, elephants, and other fellow creatures. However, there's one exotic critter the shows have ignored, and it's crying out for analysi... Read more...

The one thing you never want to hear your dentist say is: "Oops!" It's also alarming to hear that from a former-US senator, 25 years after he'd passed a temporary oil subsidy for Big Oil. With world petroleu... Read more...

Donald Trump's idea of a good farm program seems to be "Hee Haw." On a recent trip to Wisconsin, he drew guffaws from the state's hard-hit dairy farmers by proclaiming that – thanks to his policies – the farm e... Read more...

Government by the rich is called plutocracy. Government by police power is autocracy. Government by thieves is kleptocracy. Government by Trump and gang, however, is all of the above, which adds up to something... Read more...