I would add that for kids 14 and up (especially bright ones), the DVD set of Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" is an incredible experience. Yes, the FX are badly dated by the series' 1980 pedigree, but the wonder is still there, as is the late, great Carl's expressiveness and humanity. I still treasure this series.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
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