With the passing of the legendary dancing singer Michael Jackson, truly we are a nation challenged. But now that the tears have dried, and we are back to the crushing grind of everyday political life, it is time to ask the hard questions. Did Micheal Jackson, friend of presidents and other powerful ...
Since the dawn of Twitter, the annoying status-message service which allows millions to broadcast their most banal thoughts about lunch and teevee to dozens of followers, we have all awaited the moment happening right now in Iran.We have all waited for some sort of important news event to justify ...
From the angry fringe right of America, we sometimes hear confused yelling about how Barack Obama is secretly a Kenyan, or a Muslim, or an intellectual, or an elitist, or a talented writer and speaker, or a very successful man with a seemingly happy family life, or a rich and powerful leader, or a ...
Barack Obama means different things to different people. Kids say he's the "cool uncle" who plays basketball and wears fancy sunglasses. Adults know him as the popular new president of the United States. And some old nuts here and there who listen to AM talk radio are certain Obama is some kind of ...
The crucial topic of gay people getting married once again made headlines this week when the California Supreme Court ruled that some gay people can stay married while others cannot become married. It's a good thing there are no pressing issues in America, or on Earth, because otherwise you could ...
Dangerous times call for bold ideas, which is why I was so excited after reading my colleague George Will's insightful column on Tuesday about how the socialist Eisenhower government forced Americans to become drivers of automobiles because of the Interstate Highway System."That explains a lot," I ...
No matter what the crisis, Barack Obama and his do-gooder administration seem ready to personally save whatever is in trouble: car companies, banks, even people without jobs and people who cannot afford their house payments.But in one crucial department, this young new president offers no solution, ...
While news of the swine flu epidemic shocked Americans on Friday, my thoughts turned to the empty Surgeon General's office in Washington. Who will help us, I wondered. Who will tell us "It's okay." And then, as so many Americans do when they are frightened, I turned to the cable news. And I waited ...
A recent article in my favorite magazine, a British newsweekly we all know as The Economist, noted something I myself had not yet noticed in America. Apparently, there are some voters who do not pay the proper respect to their newly elected ruler, President Barack Obama.Is it simply racial ...
In the midst of an unprecedented economic tidal wave, the U.S. government has chosen a most peculiar form of "big government" shakedown. From across the country, we are hearing that Congress is collecting our tea bags.The lower classes and uneducated swarms seem to be the primary target for this ...
