NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MAKING OF A MEDIA DARLING
It's true! It's true! The national media are biased in favor of John McCain, even if his media back home in Arizona are not. For the past couple of years,...
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CLOSING THE MARGIN OF ERROR
You have to give Gov. George Ryan credit. A lot of governors will tell you that their system for imposing the death penalty is foolproof. But there are not many...
ALAN KEYES’ POLITICS OF THE MOSH PIT
"You know I'm really beginning to like that Alan Keyes fellow," my taxi driver said over his shoulder. "I like the way he talks." "Uh, huh," I mumbled, somewhat impatiently,...
CAMPAIGN-FINANCE RULES MADE TO BE DODGED
Reformers are cheering the U.S. Supreme Court's recent upholding of limits on campaign-finance contributions to political candidates. But the really difficult work is only beginning. The reformers have to come...
ISN’T IT ABOUT TIME TO FINALLY STOP LINGERING OVER THE CIVIL WAR?
I used to think the Civil War was over. I was naive. I thought all of those Civil War "re-enactors" who journey many miles and spend mucho bucks to participate...
ONE RUDE DUDE
Everyone who spouts off about the 1st Amendment should take the time to read it once in a while. I pass this advice on to the many outraged voices I...
HARD LESSON
It is unfortunate Rev. Jesse Jackson did not know when to declare victory in Decatur and go home. Yes, "victory," although you would hardly guess that from most of the...
WHAT NON-VOTERS ARE TELLING US
Hey, everybody! Wake up! We're about to choose another president! Weeks are dwindling down to days until the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. Most of the convention delegates...
PLAYING THE NEW BLAME GAME
Conservative white commentator David Horowitz has carved a remarkable career out of letting black Americans know that we are our own worst enemies. His new book, "Hating Whitey: And Other...
NEW YEAR’S `REVOLUTIONS’
On my first work day of the new year, the first thing I heard on my clock radio was a voice announcing cheerily, "Today is Jan. 3, 2000." My eyes...