Obama’s uncommon scold
An MSNBC commentator is in the doghouse over a mildly obscene on-air criticism of President Barack Obama. Fair enough. But to me his language was less obscene than his suggestion...
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Another whack at Illinois’ culture of corruption
A federal jury appeared to end former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's long-running drama when it found him guilty Monday on 17 of 20 federal counts of corruption, including charges that...
Anti-gay bullies are no joke
Americans seem to find a lot of entertainment value in watching celebrities destroy themselves. Witness, for example, the initially brisk ticket sales for Charlie Sheen's recent melt-down tour. But even...
Want Health Care? Go To Jail
How desperate are Americans to receive health care? In case you didn't hear about it, I think this was the most under-reported story of the week. An unemployed North Carolina...
Failure is now fashionable
Nothing succeeds like success, but don't sell failure short. That's the sunny side up view of life that appears to be busting out all over the big-thinking world of the...
Life after Weinergate? It happens
Hope is still alive for former Rep. Anthony "the Twitter" Weiner. In today's America, failure is only the first step to your next success, even when your personality gives new...
Dump the war on drugs
When David Simon, creator of HBO's late dramatic crime series "The Wire," heard that Attorney General Eric Holder wanted to see the series return for a sixth season, he offered...
Black hopes vs. white anxiety
Race relations have undergone a curious flip-flop. Polls show blacks feel more optimistic about the nation's future than whites, despite the Great Recession that's giving everybody the blues. Having a...
She’s just not that into to you. Really.
An Australian demographer has found a malady that makes some middle-aged men think they are more attractive to women than they actually are. He calls it "hotness delusion syndrome." I...
What the indicted John Edwards has already lost
Hard cases make bad law, an old legal saying goes. So, I suppose, do sad cases. The sad case of John Edwards could lead to sadder law. Every time we...