In abortion, crime stats, we see what we wish
If legalized abortion led to the dramatic 1990s decline in crime, as some people think, will a decline in abortion lead to a crime surge? That question came to mind...
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Arguing themselves to death
Democrats are so well positioned to take the White House and even win additional seats in Congress this year that it raises an intriguing question: How will they manage to...
Race hides campaign’s bigger issues
Usually I would like to see hecklers, no matter what their cause, take a long walk off of a short pier. But when some off-camera guy interrupted MSNBC's Democratic presidential...
Big fuss over small differences
In primary election campaigns, the fighting is often vicious because the differences are so small. That helps to explain why, despite so many more urgent foreign and domestic issues on...
Oops! Media forgot women once again
A woman who recognized me on the street, thanks to my tireless self-promotion, asked me on the day after the New Hampshire primary: "In a word, why did Barack Obama...
Obama an escape from politics of race
One of the most fascinating aspects of Barack Obama's electric popularity is how eagerly, like a Rorschach ink-blot test, people see in him whatever they want to see. To some...
Obama’s victory makes, repeats history
Oddsmakers didn't give the black candidate much of a chance. Yet, in a three-way race, the black Chicago lawmaker scored a historic victory. With eloquent oratory, charm and determination, he...
Spears sisters make it all too easy to judge them
For the new year, I resolve not to be too judgmental about people. That may sound like an odd pledge from me. I make my living judging and writing about...
A daughter of destiny becomes a martyr
In our shock and sadness over Benazir Bhutto's death, a question haunts my Westernized thoughts: Why wasn't she more cautious? The former Pakistani prime minister and current opposition leader was...
Huckabee vs. income taxes? It’s no contest
Mike Huckabee wants to put my pal Harry out of business. Harry does my taxes. Huckabee wants to make tax preparers obsolete by getting rid of the federal income tax....