Kathleen Parker

On a recent evening as we ambled toward today's date, dinner-party talk turned inevitably to Sept. 11--last year's and this. Just as inevitably, the requisite voice of self-hatred rose above...

Few naps have been as gratifying as the one I enjoyed during a recent Q & A with Florida gubernatorial candidate Janet Reno. That voice, so soft. That delivery, so...

I feel guilty that, like more and more Americans, I've opted in recent months to drive relatively short distances rather than to fly. Not because I'm afraid of terrorists, but...

"You know, some days I get so frustrated I just want to go up to the closest black person and say, `You can't understand this, it's a white thing,' and...

Fans of revelation can appreciate screenwriter Joe Eszterhas' sudden understanding that smoking, which probably led to his throat cancer, is a bad idea. One can also appreciate his desire to...

As President Bush heads off to his beloved, snake-infested Crawford, Texas, ranch for a "vacation" amid criticism that he ought to stay in the even hotter hell-hole that is our...

The new hefty-man lawsuit against four fast-food companies seems too silly to be true, but it's as serious as it was inevitable. The strategy behind the lawsuit, filed by New...

We should all dust off our ecru paper and write a thank-you note to House Majority Leader Richard Armey (R-Texas) for introducing legislation to kill the Operation TIPS (Terrorism Information...

Given the amount of energy required for thinking, and my aptitude for staring into middle space, I confess to an affection for no-brainers, such as: Should airline pilots carry guns?...

My Schadenfreude must be slipping. I mean I'm usually as ready as the next guy to savor others' troubles, but I'm missing something in the Martha-as-chum frenzy. Let's just say,...