The United States has been involved in 12 major military conflicts since its founding 250 years ago as well as hundreds of ...

LOS ANGELES — Patrick Carlin, a comedy writer and performer who was a major influence on his younger brother George Carlin, died Saturday at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Hollywood. He was 90.

George Carlin’s warnings about America sounded exaggerated years ago, yet they ended up describing the country with unsettling accuracy. He spoke about a system designed to create obedient workers, ...

George Carlin never presented himself as a prophet, but his observations aged uncomfortably well. He argued that America’s obsession with consumption, entertainment, and comfort was producing a ...

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” — George Carlin No, I’m not ...