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Years before Charlton Heston barreled across the screen bellowing “Soylent Green is people,” there was a quirky little book called “Make Room! Make Room!” that postulated a far-off future (the year 1999) so crowded, with 7 billion people, that society was crumbling.

“Make Room! Make Room!” was written by the seminal science fiction write Harry Harrison, who died Wednesday at the age of 87....

Mental illness is a strange beast. No one is ashamed to admit being diagnosed with lupus or multiple sclerosis, but many are reluctant to disclose a mental illness for fear of being seen as weak and unstable.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) has been on medical leave for more than two months. Sporadic and vague reports from his office listed “exhaustion” and “physical and emotional ailments.”

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It’s a cultural phenomenon.

With a near-60 percent spike in sales in recent years, Greek yogurt has become so popular that it’s not just a cottage (not to be mistaken with cheese) industry in the Empire State.

In fact, U.S. sales of Greek yogurt have more than doubled to $1.6 billion in the past five years and make up about 21 percent of all yogurt sold, according to Euromonitor International,...

Inserting himself into the presidential debate has become a regular pastime for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and he's at it again today with a call for the candidates to have a genuine debate on immigration reform. The mayor calls reform "one of the most effective and cost-free ways to generate economic growth," citing a new report from the Partnership for a New American Economy,...

With Mitt Romney's selection of Wisc. Rep. Paul Ryan for the VP slot on the Republican ticket, Ryan is being dissected. One of the most popular topics has quickly become the influence of author Ayn Rand on the "Path to Prosperity" author's political views.

Rand wrote and published her two best-known works over 50 years ago, so it's worth revisiting her philosophies to see how well...

When Harry S. Truman removed Gen. Douglas MacArthur as the U.S. commander in the Korean War, it was a big deal. MacArthur was hugely popular, even if he did seem bent on starting a war with China, and many people were outraged. But the Army didn't run the country, and the firing stuck.

It's worth recalling that famous episode from 1951 to understand the magnitude of what just happened in Egypt....