Dr. Ben Carson is my hero. But not because of his controversial speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in front of President Obama. Conservative, mostly white Republican critics of the president are praising Dr. Carson because they are ecstatic to see a black man express conservative ideas to the face …

Once upon a time a boy would meet a girl and fall in love. But fast forward to the present. For Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, the age old “boy meets girl” scenario has been turned on its head. In Te’o’s case, it was boy virtually meets girl, falls in …

Curses! Now they’re cursing! And now that’s about all anyone’s talking about Tuesday’s Goldman Sachs hearing: All that cursing. I guess nothing conveys disgust like a well-timed expletive — live, in real time. Which, if you were watching this marathon on Fox Business Network on Tuesday, you heard a lot …

Is it a stretch to say that freedom of speech is under attack in the United States of America? Well, I could point to evidence that if you question this president, his administration and policies, you come under vicious attack — that much is certain. It has gotten to the …

The news that is not White House approved… It’s Back… With the bipartisan summit on health care quickly approaching, the issue is officially back on the table. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius marched over to MSNBC to reveal what the administration has in mind, and let’s just say, …

There’s nothing I love more than female celebrities helping out troubled or endangered species. You’ve got Pam Anderson worrying about the polar bears, Doris Day fretting over abandoned pets and, of course, Sheryl Crow fighting for wild horses. Apparently, Crow’s mad at the government for trying to relocate 25,000 mustangs …

One almost felt sorry Sunday for White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” He was questioned closely by Chris Wallace on the administration’s decision to treat the man who allegedly tried to bomb that Detroit-bound jetliner as an ordinary criminal defendant. The result of …

The news that is not White House approved… Out of Focus It seems President Obama needs to get his priorities straight — literally. Remember during the State of the Union address in January when he looked you, the American people, right in the eye and vowed that jobs would be …

Erotic capital, as described by sociologist Catherine Hakim of the London School of Economics in her 2010 paper on the subject, consists of a collection of attributes including physical fitness, good grooming, superior social skills, and sex appeal. When taken together, these qualities form a powerful personal asset. Of course, …

The Glasgow Coma Scale is not something you want to be rated on. It’s a neurological scale that helps doctors determine what kind of condition a brain injury patient is in. The worst score is 3, meaning someone is very close to dying; the highest rating is 15, meaning the …