ISLAM IN EUROPE.....is an ever-growing presence and, here, one of the most knowledgeable western experts, clarifies how its presence (not merely in numbers but in "power") has increased.

WHO WILL MAKE THE BIG MONEY (IN CHICAGO)....out of the Cap and Trade system once it is voted in? Here are some important revelations from a research group that has been monitoring the energy takeover.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO BACK TO PARIS IN 1789.....to watch the revolution happen? Or perhaps go forward in time to see Chicago in the year 3000 AD? Here's how time travel might, ultimately, be achieved!

ABOUT THAT GUY IN THE OFFICE......who looks rather Neanderthal. Well, according to these new scientific findings that may be the case for him---and,in fact, for you as well.

WHY DO MOST "INTELLECTUALS" FAVOR (AND SOME ADORE) OBAMA? The question is well-raised and thoughtfully answered in this fine essay that we found recently at National Affairs magazine. This one is worth a close reading and pondering.

TODAY'S MUSICAL OFFERING......is a classic recording (1936) of the Beethoven Violin Concerto by a master performer of that time, the great Fritz Kreisler.

MAYBE THE "INTELLECTUALS" LIKE HIM.....but apparently the President's popularity among Independents is on a steep downward slope according to this report from the Gallup organization.