Breast beating about the airwaves
The Federal Communications Commission is not fooling anyone by overreacting to the hyperventilated public outcry over Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Feb. 1 Super Bowl. The FCC is reportedly...
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The `Comeback Kid’ advises candidate Kerry
Before former President Bill Clinton went under the knife for heart surgery, news reports say, he offered 90 minutes of advice by telephone from his hospital bed to Sen. John...
Alan Keyes becomes GOP’s burden
To news-hungry journalists at the otherwise heavily scripted Republican National Convention last week, U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes of Illinois was the gift that kept on giving. Days earlier, he...
Future Karl Roves getting ready to rumble
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future," as Yogi Berra once said. Nevertheless, an intriguing glimpse at the next generation of Republican leadership could be found this week...
Study schools that are successful too
When the American Federation of Teachers unveiled its analysis of new federal data on charter schools, it looked at first like a big score for charter school opponents against the...
Why does America continue to refight the war in Vietnam?
What if both sides are right? That thought comes to mind repeatedly as I try to hash out the battle between veterans who attack John Kerry's Vietnam War combat record...
A man for all racial reasons
Some people, particularly those who are tone deaf to the ironies of life, have a problem with Barack Obama's race. They have a hard time deciding what it is. Ever...
Despite Cheney’s disclaimer, he and Bush are `sensitive’ too
A "more sensitive" war on terror? That's a joke, except when Team Bush wants to have one. Such is the not-so-subtle message in Vice President Dick Cheney's ridicule of Sen....
Obama’s drama and our dreams
A superstar is born. It is difficult for many of us to contain our enthusiasm for Barack Obama, yet we must try. We owe that to him. We should not...
Quick refresher: Politics according to the Clintons
The Clintons' entrances onto the big stage at the Democratic National Convention Monday were predictably grand, but surprisingly less grand than they could have been. Unlike in the olden days...