Migrant Messiah
Responding to the Republican House bill on immigration reform, Senator Hillary Clinton said that the bill, which penalizes not only illegal immigrants but also Americans …
The Inmates and the Asylum
Can we all agree that, though noble in its intent, the experiment of giving Americans of subnormal intelligence a president and Congress they can relate …
“We’ve got Noah Webster on line 1.”
On Nov. 12th, Maureen Dowd was interviewed by Larry King on CNN. Asked about Judith Miller of the Times, and her role in the lead-up …
Tooth, Nail, and Justice
At one end of Terminal C in the Minneapolis airport there is a large mural of the African veldt, with a running antelope and cheetah. …
Proof of a Beneficent God
Richard Reid tried to sneak a bomb on an airplane in his shoes. Now every day thousands of Americans are forced to remove their shoes …
He Would Have Wanted it This Way
– The funeral service for Sen. Paul Wellstone commanded thousands of Democratic activists and faithful from throughout Minnesota and beyond. Many Republican commentators found it …
Why You Can’t Take Politics Seriously
Proposition 302, which passed easily on Arizona’s ballot in November, will increase the cigarette tax by 60 cents per pack, as well as the taxes …
This American Life
Driving home from work recently, I heard talk show host Mike Reagan (the former president’s son) explain patiently to his listeners why it is important …
The Enemy Is Us, As Usual
As of this writing, U.S. military casualties in the War on Terrorism have come mainly from friendly fire, inadvertent U.S. killing of U.S. troops in …