Mike Royko

Many people in Arkansas are griping that their state is getting a bad rap because of the Whitewater affair and other Clinton-related financial matters. They think that the rest of...

It's difficult keeping up with all of the worthy social causes in our society. Especially those devoted to saving animals. Besides those who are against the killing and eating of...

Michael Fay. At the moment, his name might be unfamiliar, but I doubt if anyone has a greater potential to arouse heated emotions, headstrong opinions and emotional talk-show babble. Before...

One of the first calls Wednesday morning was from a woman who was furious about the way she was being treated in Divorce Court. The judge, she said, was an...

The young woman behind the checkout counter in the electronics store said: "May I have the last four digits of your telephone number?" She was looking at the computer and...

As Patrick freely admits, at times he is something of a drunk. Actually, that isn't accurate. As the old wisecrack goes: "I'm not an alcoholic. Alcoholics go to meetings. I'm...

How dumb are the voters of Chicago, the suburbs, and the rest of Illinois? No offense meant, and it is nothing personal, but there have been times when we were...

Some people believe that governmental "entitlements" are fairly new, that they began springing up after President Lyndon Johnson launched his many welfare programs. Maybe they are a recent development on...

You probably don't realize it, but most of us live in a place called "Out There." The land of Out There is huge. It sprawls from the warm tip of...

His name is Joe and he's a friend. But he is also an addict. You wouldn't know it to look at him. Family man, regular job, house, mortgage, receding hairline....