Possible Correlation Between Testicle Size and Parental Role

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2013 Scientists at Emory University have found a potential connection between a man’s testicular proportions and his involvement in raising his children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A.Q. Khan Takes Back Nuclear Confession

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2008 Did he or didn't he? Four years ago, A.Q. Khan, often referred to as the "Father of the Pakistani Bomb," confessed that he had passed nuclear secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya. Now, as he awaits his possible release from house arrest, Khan says he made a false confession. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert on McAuliffe’s Mortal Mixup

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2008 Stephen Colbert rips Clinton insider Terry McAuliffe, who recently told Tim Russert that his father, Big Russ, was probably looking down from heaven cheering Hillary Clinton on. One problem: Big Russ is alive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jenna Bush Calls Dad on ‘Ellen’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2007 Ellen DeGeneres put Jenna Bush on the spot on Wednesday's episode of "Ellen," asking her if she couldn't, you know, just pick up the phone and talk to her dad, "like, right now." So, the first daughter, in turn, put President Bush on the spot, nervously asking him if he was mad at her for the impromptu call. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Safe Dad

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Nicholas Berg’s Father on CNN: Violence Begets Violence

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2006 Michael Berg, father of the young contractor whose brutal death at the hands of Al Qaeda was videotaped and broadcast to the world, speaks out against the war in Iraq and violence as retribution, and condemns George W. Bush in an interview with a stunned Soledad O'Brien. Berg said that Zarqawi's death brings him no joy and will only perpetuate the cycle of revenge. Watch the interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Purity Ball Entrance Fee: Intact Hymen

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2006 States like Colorado are holding dances in which fathers goad their daughters into pledging to remain virgins until marriage. (Never mind that abstinence pledges actually increase risky sexual activity.) You won't believe the creepy anti-sex scripts the fathers read. Blog entry on the phenomenon Blog entry with actual scripts Purity Ball website Damning study on abstinence pledges Bill Maher's reaction to the study Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Life, Wasted

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2006 The father of a soldier killed in Iraq calls his son's death "wasted in a belief that democracy would grow simply by removing a dictator--a careless misunderstanding of what democracy requires." Read the column Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )