Last month, conservative firebrand Glenn Beck proposed the creation of "Independence USA," a libertarian community. And if his vision is unique, the quest for utopia isn't. Read on, and find out how well you know the dreamers and crackpots who have tried to create "perfect" societies.
As 2012 and the Mayan calendar wind down to their final days, we offer you a few of our favorite pieces of end-of-the-world trivia. Whether you think the world will with a bang, a whimper, or a horde of zombies, take a peek -- and test your apocalyptic bona fides.
Glenn Beck's show still has higher ratings than all of its 5 p.m. cable competitors put together, but it has been losing viewers at an alarming rate. And it's got fewer -- and less prestigious -- advertisers than "The Situation Room" or "Hardball with Chris Matthews." Will Fox pull the plug?
Glenn Beck, who has risen to fame as the voice of America's distressed conservatives, is involved in numerous for-profit ventures. His latest involves emergency food rations, designed to sustain his fans through the many crises to come.
A Tennessee fire department let a home burn down because the owner neglected to pay a $75 fee. The conflagration has become the focal point for discussion about the effects of pay-as-you-go models of government services.
Glenn Beck's favorite gold company was dragged to Capitol Hill Thursday to answer questions regarding its marketing and sales practices. Goldline, the omnipresent pusher of gold coins in radio and TV ads (and for whom Beck was a paid spokesman), is under fire from Rep. Anthony Weiner for scamming its customers.
Thanks to PolitiFact.com, the Pulitzer Prize-winning website, it's possible to see which political pundits are sticking to the truth and which are making it up. George Will gets high marks; Glenn Beck, not so much.
Chairman Rupert Murdoch was optimistic about the advertising outlook for News Corp., which reported earnings of $875 million. He also called the iPad "a real game-changer in the presentation of news" at the earnings call.
"Everyone should have Glenn Beck's problems," says one observer. With top ratings in his TV time slot, a combined radio and TV audience of more than 9 million and an estimated net worth of $22 million, losing a few advertisers isn't fatal.
With fear about the future and mistrust of government on the rise, more investors are buying gold. But they should tread with caution: Gold bugs pitch the precious metal as a safe economic hedge, but the sellers' shenanigans could cost you a bundle.
Libertarian media star Glenn Beck is ready to start delivering his own brand of private education. Beck University is offering online classes in faith, hope and charity.
Move over Oprah. Fox News host Glenn Beck has turned into a literary tastemaker -- and his book picks are yielding staggering sales figures for the respective authors.
When I wrote that the tide is turning against MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, I suspected it might land me a place on his "Worst Person in the World" list, where he settles his scores. But I didn't think that he'd tell an outright lie about me and the organization I work for.
