Dennis Byrne

As Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich takes his victory lap for helping to craft a state budget that could only be balanced by making off with $2.2 billion in state pension...

By labeling the U.S. anti-terrorism prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the "gulag of our times," the people of Amnesty International must think we're stupid or ignorant. Stupid or ignorant enough...

`Hundreds rally for higher taxes." Now that's something I'm sorry I missed, but the Copley News Service duly reported that last week "hundreds," indeed, "descended" on lawmakers in Springfield to...

Caution: This column contains rude words that will offend. Somehow, the people who run my alma mater, Marquette University, have turned into people deficient in judgment and good sense (i.e.,...

Social Security will never get fixed unless all Republicans and Democrats, down to the most pathetic of pettifoggers in Congress, publicly acknowledge that many people will feel pain. American workers...

With the Chicago Bulls succeeding beyond anyone's imagination and the Chicago White Sox streaking away from the starting line, it could mean... Uh-oh. It could mean that Jerry Reinsdorf is...

If you're tired of hearing about Pope John Paul II, a lot of us are tired of hearing about how so many people admired him "despite his beliefs." Despite his...

The many who blame "the judges" for the legalized medical killing of Terri Schiavo are barking up the wrong tree. To prevent a repeat of the kind of injustice that...

By the time you read this, Terri Schiavo may be dead, and the Republic again will be safe. It was close, though. We were in danger of handing over to...

Every American motorist, bending under the burden of higher gasoline prices, should know this: The United States, the world's largest oil importer and consumer, amazingly hasn't built a major new...