Month: July 2013

Need some buzzkill? The Continental Congress declared independence on July 2nd and most of them signed the declaration on August 2nd. If anyone rang the Liberty Bell, no one noted it at the time, and there is no proof that Betsy...

The president’s remarks on the situation in Egypt are interesting, and not only for his unorthodox rendering of President Morsi’s name. The most striking element is the expression of “deep concern” about...

Anyone else find it weird to watch an Egyptian general announce a military coup on television while people fire off celebratory fireworks in the background?

It’s good that people are more aware of what they’re eating than they used to be. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has named Long John Silver’s limited-time-only Big Catch meal — the fried fish,...

. {Update1} LIVE! Blog Egypt – MORSI IS OUT! US defense secretary Chuck Hagel has spoken with General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi twice in the past week. General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is speaking on state TV CAIRO, Egypt (The Guardian)...