‘Death panels’ myth just won’t die
Sarah Palin cannot see Russia from her house, as Tina Fey's version of the ex-Alaska-governor-turned-blogger claimed in a "Saturday Night Live" skit. But Palin is poking at the country's politics...
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Obama outs Fox, but reveals a big flaw
Surely President Barack Obama and his advisers don't really think that their feud with Fox News will do anything but enhance the cable network's viewership. A deeper problem is what...
Balloon caper: Race to the bottom
Television looks like a powerful medium, but it is easily hijacked by a bright, shiny hoax. That's why the apparent balloon boy hoax worked like a charm until the 6-year-old,...
Mr. Cub deserves a Nobel
When I first heard that baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks wanted a Nobel Peace Prize, I was worried. The entertainment industry known as sports has more than enough overinflated...
Obama needs to keep this promise
As if he didn't have enough headaches. President Barack Obama has to decide whether to deploy more troops to the Afghanistan war and whether gays and lesbians will be allowed...
CONGRATS ON THE NOBEL, MR. PRESIDENT
Congratulations to President Barack Obama on his Nobel Prize for Peace. I hope he now can do something to earn it. He could begin by bringing peace to American streets,...
Comedy catches up with Obama
Comedy relies on surprise. "Saturday Night Live" has felt painfully dull this season without Sarah Palin to kick around or Tina Fey to do the kicking. Then it surprised viewers...
The games that got away
Ah, well. Let the games begin -- somewhere else! Even President Barack Obama's magic has its limits, it turns out. The International Olympic Committee rejected Chicago's bid to host the...
Violence videos spur bad politics
Americans are shocked by youth violence -- again. What a difference videos make. The fatal beating of a South Side teenager shocks the world, as it should. Yet the real...
How ACORN helped its enemies
Never underestimate the power of a 20-year-old woman in hot pants. Just hook her up with an apple-cheeked young man dressed as a sort of preppy pimp, add a video...