" Don't ask me about my business."  Questions for Gov. Haslam via Speak to Power : " It would be unremarkable if this...

A study from Oxfam reveals a mere 85 people own nearly half the assets of our planet. And that means it takes combining the assets of...

I'm seldom a fan of the material found in Psychology Today magazine. But I noted an article this week about words and the physical ...

$35 million spent for a required online system to obtain TennCare - but it doesn't exist. Tennessee politicians have made sure to ...

A chaotic event or even a mundane event might be recorded, then rewritten, then disappear, be rediscovered and rewritten many times. Th...

little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were yo...

Boston's Big Picture website always boasts stunning photography, and their year end roundup of news photos from around the world is...

Last year Republican legislators in Tennessee wanted to tie benefits for food, clothing and shelter to a child's grades in school. ...

The seemingly inexhaustible Organs for Outrage gobbles up one life after another, a ravenous appetite worthy of the monster of some anc...

This morning China became the third nation (after the U.S. and USSR) to safely land a craft on the moon's surface, touching down in...

Once more, a holiday image I'm asking you to caption.  Post yours in the comments and the best entry will receive a fantastic p...

A handy glimpse at the national crime wave known as Black Friday 2013 : " On Black Friday, thousands of Walmart employees and ...

I'm not sure how it happened, but Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander really, really does not like to hear you talking on the phone:...

High school football rivalry went weird this month in Marion County. Three coaches face criminal charges and the head coach has resigne...

I barely comprehend the nature of currency and money, but Bitcoin is a Thing, a new way to pay merchants and to garner investments....

Recent auctions for artworks have set record high prices, bringing out again a debate about the real value of Art. Some $58 millio...

Note I said stopped not quit in my Google Trend grabbing headline. I've been absent here because all work for some weeks was ...

Spying must always be denied - especially if one is not spying when it is often vital to claim instead you are spying. And generall...

In towns all across America, human politicians are being replaced by animals. Sometimes, a cat holds mayoral office. But other crit...

The Bizarro World Republicans continue their assault on Amercan government, as noted at Knox Views and elsewhere . Whatever goals ...