Some people still believe the United Nations can get things done, like saving the people of Burma. I'll believe it when I see it.

Mark Helprin makes an argument that needs to be made, over and over again, that old-fashioned big wars are not gone from the realm of possibility, and it is China that stands as a potential foe.

Is the credit crisis over?

It's too bad the company that made it went out of business in 1914, because they sure made one helluva light bulb.

Former Georgia Republican Congressman Bob Barr is running for President, as a Libertarian, meanwhile, Ron Paul's people are planning on making mischief at the GOP convention, if this story is to be believed. Both stories could cause trouble for John McCain in the Fall, but it is this story that will hurt the most, as the new ABC News/Washington Post poll says 82% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track, the worst showing since 76% thought the same in 1992.

Still, if Barack Obama is the nominee, he faces some problems, including the racism that still exists in the hearts of some. His immediate problem today is in West Virginia, where a primary is being held that will allocate 28 delegates proportionally, 18 by district and 10 statewide. Obama has already conceded that he will probably lose in West Virginia, and perhaps by a wide margin, as one poll puts Hillary ahead by 36%. The size of the margin will, no doubt, provide the Clinton campaign with some much needed energy.