As the divorce rate plummets at the top of American society and rises at the bottom, the widening “marriage gap” is breeding inequality, says this interesting article from The Economist.

Since you most likely already know what I think about Ethanol, I won’t further belabor the point. You can read the article for yourself.

Here is an antidote for all the smoke, nonsense, and obfuscation emanating from the band of presidential hopefuls. If they just knew how silly they are making themselves look as they pontificate on geo-politics! Unfortunately, the antidote requires a larger investment in time and thought that most of us are willing or able to make, but here it is, anyway.

Thanks to blogger Michael Kruse for this find. Whether you are alarmed or skeptical about global warming, you can benefit from reading this article by a respected (as far as I know) environmentalist.

Think what you will, but our Chief of Staff’s personal beliefs regarding “immorality” (of any stripe) arguably reflect the beliefs of a majority of Americans.

Since I am a father with girls, and since my girls have their own girls, and …

I wish I had thought of that line. Peggy Noonan, while opining about the media’s obessing on the presidential race, says this:

In 1956 it was the Cold War, and our national priority was defense, as it should be. Fast-forward a half-century or so and my, how our priorities have changed!

I’m not going to give away the story behind the post title. You can click on the link below to read all about it.

Thanks to Peggy Noonan for nailing the truth of today’s political landscape.