Kyle Bell

It’s not every day that you can say you went swimming with the sharks. That’s not a metaphor, either, at least not in this case. CNN anchor and 60 Minutes contributor Anderson Cooper paid a visit to Capetown, South Africa where he met someone known by the locals as The Sharkman. Together, they went for [...]

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WellPoint is doing a good job of showing why the health care bill was long overdue. As Reuters reported, the insurance giant has been systematically purged women with breast cancer from their policies. Even though they have paid for their plans and played by the rules, cancer treatment is expensive. WellPoint obviously does not want [...]

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The website for my book on the 2008 election, An Election to Remember, is now live. It will be updated with reviews, sample chapters, press material and a Q&A section. I decided to purchase two domains in case people forgot “an” in the title: anelectiontoremember.com and electiontoremember.com. Both of them will work and provide you [...]

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Paying for college can be hard. As a college student, I know what it is like to squeeze every penny for what it is worth. While I have been fortunate enough to receive financial aid, not everyone finds themselves in that situation. Even if you do receive aid, spending less on school means that you [...]

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The American economy is bouncing back. The Labor Department reported that 162,000 jobs were added in the month of March, the highest number in three years. It also marks the third month since November to post job gains, a strong sign that the recession is ending and that employers are looking to hire again. The [...]

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On Sunday’s “Face the Nation”, the host Bob Schieffer commented on the Catholic Church’s ongoing sex abuse scandal. As I’ve pointed out on here, it’s more than just a PR problem that they are facing. Criminal acts were committed and the church hierarchy aided in covering them up. The response from the Vatican and Catholic [...]

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If you’re a conservative Democrat in Arkansas named Blanche Lincoln, you’re probably not have a very good Easter weekend. Senator Lincoln has raised $1 million in the past three months and has $4 million in the bank. While that normally would not be a terrible haul, her Democratic primary challenger has raised twice as much [...]

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While this election cycle is almost certain to return fewer Democratic members to the House and Senate, Ohio is shaping up to be a state where Democrats have a good chance of picking up a seat currently held by a Republican. George Voinovich, a former governor, is retiring from the Senate this year. Open seats [...]

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