It has always amazed me that otherwise smart, reasonable people believe in conspiracy theories in the face of overwhelming, verifiable evidence to the contrary and don’t believe in climate change despite overwhelming, verifiable, incontrovertible scientific evidence proving it exists. I have several...

I heard a story on NPR a couple of weeks back about how much alcohol the average Russian drinks. The report said that the average Russian consumes 18 liters of vodka each year – this works out to just over 4.75 gallons. The report said that even though Russians have long been known for their vast...