Category: Reflections

On February 12, Judge Catherine Shaffer of King County Superior Court threw out Seattle’s ban on carrying a gun at a city park, golf course, …

When an event renders you speechless, I suppose that writing is the only way to express thoughts about it. Just such an event has happened. …

When asked, during the open- ing moments of “The Ghost Writer,” whether he voted for the prime minister whose memoirs he has been hired to …

Few people understand what the Tea Party movement is all about. Although at first glance it appears to be a collection of anti-tax conservatives, what …

In early March, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY), who is not running for reelection, singlehandedly (by means of a one-man filibuster) stopped an automatic extension of …

Just a few years ago, alarmists, including politicians such as Sen. Barbara Boxer and journalists such as Thomas Friedman, were telling us that lack of …

“Shutter Island” (Paramount Pictures, 2010, 137 minutes) has all the ingredients of a satisfyingly dark, psychological thriller: an isolated setting, ambiguous foreshadowing, surreal flashbacks, an …

“I am an ardent believer in the free market.” An ardent believer. So said President Obama to the Business Roundtable on Feb. 24. “You create …

The generally accepted definition of terrorism is that it’s the use of violence to create fear in a society in order to induce political change. …

It is always nice to find something to celebrate about the new year. So I can’t help but mention the announcement by Sen. Chris Dodd …