There is a huge industry in America built on the myth that you can become infinitely wealthy and happy through the use of self empowerment techniques. At the helm of this gigantic money making scheme are characters like Robert Kiyosaki of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad book series, ...read more

By the Rev. Howard Bess: According to Luke’s gospel, the beginning of the ministry of Jesus as a reputational rabbi was marked by his public reading of a passage from the Isaiah scroll. His declaration was that a year special to God had arrived, a Jubilee Year that would ...read more

By Bob Cesca: Four years ago yesterday, John McCain and Sarah Palin were 1.9 percentage points behind then-Senator Barack Obama in the RCP poll-of-polls. Today, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are 2.8 percentage points behind President Obama in the RCP poll-of-polls. Romney is ...read more