Weeks before the opening kickoff, the media had already written the script for Super Bowl XLI. Regardless of which team won the game, we knew the front-page story would be all about Peyton Manning, and whether or not he'd finally "gotten the monkey off his back." The media's obsession with Peyton Manning and his little mo... More..

Instead of answering this question, I'm going to tell you why it's a stupid one. There is no such thing as a universal intelligence that exists across all societies. Many people think of IQ (which stands for "intelligence quotient") as the best way to measure a person's intelligence. The IQ was originally created in Fra... More..

1-COMPETENCE & INTELLIGENCE. Obama is a constitutional lawyer and former editor-in-chief of Harvard Law Review. He can conceptualize the nuances of policy, and is able to acquire new bits of knowledge in very short periods of time. McCain's repeated confusion about basic economic concepts and failure to grasp key detail... More..

Howard Stern no longer gets rave reviews because he's lost his ability to improvise. In the beginning, Stern wasn't focused on trying to be famous; he was just being himself, raw and spontaneous. People liked that. When I first heard Stern in his early years, I got the sense I was listening to an actual, real-life guy.... More..

Everyone was determined to make Super Bowl XLI "The Peyton Manning Show." It didn't matter that he threw an interception and failed to amass significant passing numbers. Nobody cared when the Colts' defense forced five turnovers. People barely noticed that Joseph Addai caught ten passes or that Domenique Rhodes rushed for ... More..

I was warned not to see "Babel". My friend saw it before me and said it was "one of those movies where the message is that 'guns are bad, border patrol is mean and scary, and corrupt Americans are to blame.'" Although I understand how one might arrive at this conclusion, I believe the film's title gives us a better clue ... More..

The airport air smells like fresh fruit as he greets me at the luggage claim, the first unstale moment we've shared in years. He captivated me, once, when I sat before him in 8th grade, a boy lost in sin, listening and trying to believe. His voice sounds ever human now, like Jesus was. How sad, I thin... More..