Americans show their true colors in the way we root for sports teams

Everybody in the country was hoping for underdog New Orleans to win the Super Bowl.  At least it seemed that way.  The only ones not cheering for the Saints were folks from Indiana (the Indianapolis Colts was the team they played) and serious bettors (on paper league MVP Payton Manning and his team had already [...]

Role Models.

Who do people admire today, especially impressionable young people?  It’s not business men and women, doctors and lawyers, and certainly not those involved in government.  Chances are it’s the doped-up homerun hitter with an anger issue, the rock star that spouts the filthiest lyrics and gets into trouble by punching paparazzi whenever they please, or [...]

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