Get pirates at their Somali roots
They're not making pirates like they used to. I say that based on the lack of swashbuckling yo-ho-ho in the U.S. Navy's recent rescue of a captured U.S. merchant ship...
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A protest in need of a sane image
You can't tell everything about a movement from the signs its supporters carry, but words do count for something. That's why the liberal-leaning Huffington Post Web site posted some of...
Race goals easier, not better
Here's a quick history quiz for you. Which nationally prominent leader said this: "Edicts of non-discrimination are not enough. Justice demands that every citizen consciously adopt a personal commitment to...
Don’t forget Cuba’s prisoners
Rep. Bobby Rush is the only political officeholder who can say that he beat Barack Obama. But he doesn't say it much. Not now. "Yeah, a lot of people remind...
Obama’s kumbaya strategy fails so far
Despite President Barack Obama's charismatic come-together-and-feel-good reputation, a new poll shows the first days of his presidency to be more polarizing than those of any president in the past 40...
N. Korea tests Obama
What's going on in Kim Jong Il's unpredictable brain? We know that North Korea's "Dear Leader" is a passionate film buff who directs some of his own propaganda movies. Maybe...
Obama wows a worried world
His wife may have attracted more camera attention, but the Group of 20 economic summit in London was President Barack Obama's show. He didn't get everything he wanted in his...
Obama gets hazy on reefer economics
For all of the keen intellect that President Barack Obama showed in his online town hall meeting, he didn't seem to know much about reefer economics. When asked whether legalizing...
Race still matters for poor blacks
ABC reporter Ann Compton sounded almost apologetic during President Barack Obama's news conference last week as she said, "May I ask you about race?" As if there were any way...
What honeymoon? That’s so last century
Will an anxious public and heat-seeking pundits give President Barack Obama enough elbowroom to do his job? As he tries to free up financial markets and turn our sputtering economy...