Hunting `terrorists’ in Vegas strip clubs
In our latest episode of continuing adventures with the USA Patriot Act, FBI agents say that they have used the new anti-terrorism law to prosecute a political bribery case centered...
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America’s peculiar `passing’ fancy
We are supposed to think that race doesn't matter these days, but "The Human Stain," this season's biggest cinematic letdown (except for maybe "The Matrix Revolutions"), illustrates how much the...
Dean waves wrong flag, Dems see red
In politics, former Texas Gov. Ann Richards has said, your enemies can't hurt you but your friends will kill you. So true, Madam Governor. Just look at how presidential candidate...
It’s time to remove your news filters, Mr. Bush
When it comes to managing pesky reporters, President Bush has good reason to envy Anthony Cicchelli, the Benzie County, Mich., prosecutor. After one too many interruptions, Cicchelli put a sign...
Now for the bad news
Victor from Munster, Ind., really puts me in my place regarding my criticism of political pundit Rush Limbaugh, who recently revealed that he is addicted to pain-killers and then promptly...
No more excuses for the parents
As much as I love to argue, especially in front of vast national television audiences, I had to bow out when a popular cable TV talk show recently asked me...
Box Cutter Kid did us a favor
At first, I thought the college kid who sneaked box cutters on airlines "to test the security" would be spending the rest of his college years in the slammer. But,...
Gen. Boykin: Will he become Bush’s Bartman?
Osama bin Laden has said he is engaged in a holy war with the U.S. For the general who is now charged with finding him, the feeling is mutual--and the...
So long to a misguided gag rule on the medicinal use of marijuana
It was a small step for the U.S. Supreme Court, but one giant leap toward a sane drug policy. I'm talking about the high court's refusal Tuesday to hear the...
The relevance of Gov.-elect Pinchbottom
There's a balderdash explosion in the media these days as political pundits and spin doctors scramble to find some deeper national meaning to the California gubernatorial recall. The conventional wisdom...