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National Security expert: Thankful for my daughters and Walt Disney

Thanksgiving is the time each year when I sit back, kick off my heels, take stock and think about life – the good and the bad. It is a time I try to put events into perspective and rise above…

Oregon woman lives nightmare behind bars in East Timor

Stacey Addison’s was in and out of prison in East Timor for nearly six months as she attempted to retrieve her passport after she was caught in a drug bust. When Stacey Addison left Portland, Ore., in September for a…

Tantaros: Why religious leaders should weigh in on politics

Fox News’ Andrea Tantaros and Father Jonathan Morris discussed a recent poll conducted by Pew Research Center Tuesday that suggests Americans want more religion in their politics. The poll asked whether churches should express views on political and social questions,…

The way of serenity: Saying yes to sacred encounters

He was so right, and I wish I could go back in time to tell him how wrong I was. It was a bitter cold night in Harlem when I met this gentleman, a man whose name I am embarrassed…

President Obama is a fantastic success

Well, I guess it depends on your definition of success. I’ve argued for years now that my Columbia University classmate, Barack Obama, has a very different definition of “success” than patriotic Americans who love God, country, capitalism and American exceptionalism.…

New study finds organic foods are healthier than conventionally grown foods

Organic food is controversial, mostly because food is political. People like me who choose to eat organic produce and other foods grown and raised without poisons, carcinogens, heavy metals, other harmful toxic chemicals, and genetically engineered food are constantly forced…

Why pregnant women should avoid environmental toxins

Pregnant women are advised to do – and not do – many things over the course of nine months. Whether from a physician, friend, or perfect stranger, there is no shortage of opinions on eating fish, taking supplements, drinking caffeine,…

In defense of whole milk

Could whole milk help win the fight against obesity? (iStock) It’s hard to resist a glass of cold, creamy whole milk with a warm brownie or a piece of pie. But resist we do, because for 50 years scientists have…

How pollution is harming the Earth – and our health

The skyline of downtown Los Angeles through a layer of smog is seen in the distance from a rooftop in Hollywood, California, May 31, 2006. (REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files) Pollution, quite literally, stinks. And as ominous images from around the world show,…

1,300-year-old Egyptian mummy had tattoo of Archangel Michael

CT scan 3D visualisation of the mummified remains of a Sudanese woman, to show the organs. (Trustees of the British Museum) Infra-red reflectography of the tattoo found on the mummified remains of a Sudanese woman. (Trustees of the British Museum)…