Facebook Not the First or Only Business to Exploit Users (ContributorNetwor.. 2 days ago

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | It doesn't matter if an internet company goes public, like Facebook's big IPO announcement. Users are exploited to advertisers. This is the way of the business world. Ad dollars makes the world go around. Using or selling user information to businesses isn't anythin.. (read more...)

Obama Wants to Avoid an Iranian Military Conflict; Good Luck with That (Con.. 2 days ago

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama said Sunday it would be risky to attack Iran. Ya think? He wasn't concerned about Iranian military capabilities, and really shouldn't be. They are no match for anything the U.S. Navy would throw at them or anything our allies already have posi.. (read more...)

They're Food Stamps -- Not Junk Food Stamps (ContributorNetwork) 3 days ago

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | As reported in an article by the Sun Sentinel, two lawmakers in Florida, Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood and Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico, are attempting to pass legislation that would ban the use of food stamps to purchase soda, sweets, and junk food. While they feel.. (read more...)

Time to cut off aid to Egypt? (The Week) 10 days ago

The Week - As tensions rise between Egyptian authorities and U.S. pro-democracy groups, Cairo risks losing the Western aid its military depends on (read more...)

Good day, bad day: January 31, 2012 (The Week) 10 days ago

The Week - Israeli scientists learn to breed black tomatoes, while a top liberal arts college admits to cheating — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle (read more...)

The X Factor bloodbath: 'An admission of failure'? (The Week) 10 days ago

The Week - After an underwhelming first season, Simon Cowell hands pink slips to host Steve Jones, as well as judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul (read more...)

Are teens ditching Facebook for Twitter? (The Week) 10 days ago

The Week - More and more young people are tweeting, especially as their parents ease into Mark Zuckerberg's social network (read more...)

Sniffing smelly T-shirts: The new way to find a soulmate? (The Week) 10 days ago

The Week - An Atlanta artist decides to try following her nose to love, creating a matchmaking party based on little-understood magnetic aromas (read more...)

The Catholic Church vs. 'ObamaCare' (The Week) 10 days ago

The Week - The feds will soon require religiously affiliated hospitals and colleges to offer insurance coverage for contraception. Does that violate the first amendment? (read more...)

Obama's 5 biggest mistakes (The Week) 10 days ago

The Week - The president's Republican opponents will surely spend 2012 hammering away at his failures. So what exactly are they? (read more...)