Successful politicians have to do many strange things in order to maintain public appearances. Sometimes, that means kissing babies. And sometimes, that means kissing each other! These kisses are meant to humanize these politicians in the eyes of voters. However, it doesn’t always work. And...
Presidential affairs are not a recent thing. But what is relatively recent is video technology that helps record scandals in real-time. It’s tough to brush a scandal under the rug once there is video evidence that will last forever! Some of the video that emerge...
What can we say about Monica Lewinsky that hasn’t already been said? Once a bright-eyed White House intern, Monica Lewinsky got to fulfill her dream of working alongside the charismatic and powerful President Bill Clinton. But when her admiration of the president blossomed into a...
How smart is the United States president? This is one of those questions citizens hotly debate, both before and after the election. In an attempt to set the record straight, a psychologist at the University of California at Davis tried to figure out the IQ...
How do you feel about the possible existence of aliens and UFOs? Because there has never previously been compelling hard evidence about these things, belief in extraterrestrial life is its own leap of faith. As Fox Mulder’s office poster said in The X-Files, most of...
Ever wonder what life is like for presidents after they leave office? Much like their time in office, retirement days are a considerably mixed bag. On one hand, the Former Presidents Act and other bits of legislation established some really nice lifetime perks for former...
On one hand, it feels like the scandal over President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky was a lifetime ago. On the other hand, both Clinton and Lewinsky have been public figures ever since, and they serve as a constant reminder of the biggest scandal...
We tend to think of United States presidents as living wealthy and elegant lifestyles. After all, most modern presidents start rich and leave the White House much, much richer. However, you’d be surprised at how many of these presidents came from very humble beginnings. And...
