Cod is more responsible for the discovery of the New World than almost anything else. Drove the Vikings across the North Atlantic, and John Cabot discovered America by looking for cod.

My hunch is that pop culture began to stagnate the moment Americans started to love the past more than they did the future.

In less than a year, the Bush administration will strut out of office, leaving the country in roughly the same condition a toddler leaves a diaper.

Every minute you invest in kids you get back four times over.

Whatever age we are is the age we’ve always been.

It could fairly be said that America, during the Bush years, has entered an Age of Denial - arguably the first stage of a nation's decline.

I don't think you can be a credible, modern candidate for president without making the environment a major part of your platform.