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In the 1860’s Richard Gatling invented the machine gun believing it would shorten the duration of war of even eliminate war because ...

According to journalist ROBERT SCHLESINGER, during his presidency, Herbert Hoover made an average of eight public appearances per month. ...

Is it possible to have a good divorce? We discuss the adjustments and losses of divorce and how to make it better for the couple, their ...

Last year, Barack Obama pledged to use public financing for his campaign to become President of the United States. Last week, Obama̵ ...

Can’t sleep and mad as hell. We’ll talk with GAYLE GREENE author of Insomniac. A life long sufferer, Greene talks about what ...

We look at race in the post-civil rights era and talk about the manifestations of racial distrust in American society today with JOHN L.J ...

It’s June, the time for weddings and wedding anniversaries. We spend the hour discussing what makes a good marriage with RITA DeMAR ...

The Democratic primary revealed interesting divisions between feminists of different generations. With that in mind, we take a look at t ...

Tune in for a rebroadcast of our conversation with GARY MARCUS, author of KLUGE: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind. He writes ...

With gas and food prices rising, a weak job market and a tumbling dollar, the economy is certain to be a major campaign issue this Novemb ...

What does the stuff on your desk say about who you are? How about the art on your walls, the clothes on your body, or the car you drive? ...

Last week Governor Rendell signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act that prohibits smoking in most public places. This hour, a conversat ...