H.G. Wells - a perennial favorite of mine - once wrote that "human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe." That has never been more clear than this past year. But, the latest humanity-inspired sign of

Health care costs are skyrocketing out of control, the headlines blare. More than 40 million Americans cough and sniffle through life without health insurance, critics complain. Thomas Jefferson, in his treatise for independence, wrote

In fact, David Letterman once joked, "USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75 percent of the population." There's a survey for everything. Using survey data to support an argument

You've got to love election season. Few things are as entertaining as politicians waxing on about things they know little (or nothing) about. And there's nothing they love more than spouting off about things they think will get voters to the