Category: Reflections

The AP release out of London, headlined on AOL News Oct. 29, says it all: “Schwarzenegger Calls Pot ‘Leaf,’ Not Drug.” The story did not …

Reports of Castro’s timely demise are only partially exag- gerated. The Miami rumor mill has been so flooded with reports of his death kept secret …

Westerners would prefer that Pakistan be democratic. But having watched TV and seen the rioting mobs on Pakistani streets, not to mention the faces of …

Aqua Dot toys have been pulled off retailers’ shelves nationwide, after news reports claimed that the toys contained gamma hydroxy butyrate – also known as …

No, I’m not responsible for this terrible war. I don’t study foreign affaIrS, I don’t write about foreign affairs, and I didn’t recommend that we …

After many months of background maneuvering, the federal government has finally indicted baseball player Barry Bonds. Not for steroid use or for injecting himself with …

Well known fashion model Gisele Bundchen announced recently that she would no longer accept her day rate in U.S. dollars. Sounding like a currency trader, …

In a previous reflection, I noted that the environmentalists’ favorite fuel – ethanol – . has an unintended adverse consequence. It jacks up the price …

I was in a meeting with European journalists on a foundation-sponsored tour of the United States. It was a generally placid group until the subject …

Ed Henry has reported for CNN that, according to a soon-to-be-released book based on off-the-record talks, former President Gerald Ford thought that former President Bill …