• These 3 Big Elections May Determine Europe’s Fate

    On January 1, Lithuania became the newest member of the Eurozone, joining a club of eighteen other nations in a currency union that has troubled Europe’s economy for the past several years. Unfortunately, the celebration over Lithuanian membership will be short lived, because 2015 will prove to be a turbulent year. Indeed, three important elections…

  • Mom Was Right: Catching Cold in the Cold

    This research hints that keeping your nasal cavity warm might be an effective way to prevent rhinovirus infection. Maybe Mom was right, after all.

  • Weird Diseases People Acquired from Animals

    While our fluffy furballs are cute, always remember that they often possess noxious microbes.

  • Vladimir Putin Embodies the Russian Mindset

    This article was originally posted on RealClearWorld. (ELBLĄG, Poland) — Comedian Norm Macdonald was fond of pointing out that Germans love David Hasselhoff. As true as it may have been (and may still be), Germany’s infatuation with “The Hoff” pales in comparison to Russia’s admiration of Vladimir Putin, that archaeology-loving, race-car-driving, tiger-tranquilizing, bare-chested survivalist known…

  • How the Plague Hijacked Fleas to Kill the World

    The more fleas that survive, the more rats (and humans) that can become infected.

  • Is the Left Capable of Governing in Europe?

    Center-left parties, particularly in the major European nations, appear weak, shriveled, and unable to govern.