Mike Royko

If it's not too late, President Clinton should give thought to some new taxes that would raise considerable revenue and help Americans share the burden of patriotic sacrifice more evenly....

Now we are going to be told about the need to "sacrifice," and how we must all do it. Or maybe the operative word is "contribute," because some White House...

Those who are devoted fans of superstar Michael Jackson surely heard dozens of fascinating revelations in his TV interview with superstar Oprah Winfrey. But as only a casual observer of...

The judging for the grand champion of the Westminster dog show was on TV the other night, and I had no trouble picking a dog to root for. Part of...

If you looked up enough old newspapers from the 1950s and closely studied the front pages, you might notice that something was missing. Especially after 1953. You might look through...

"The Senate Judiciary Committee is now in session to hold a hearing on the confirmation of Ms. Yetta Nutther as attorney general of the United States. Welcome, Ms. Nutther, it...

Letters, calls, complaints and great thoughts from readers: Carl Fitzpatrick, Evanston: I have a real hard time seeing what your problem is with this big Georgie Anne controversy. No matter...

Having seen every Fred Astaire movie, I'm qualified to say that not once did Fred Astaire grab his crotch. It's possible that he grabbed his crotch in the privacy of...

His eyes were glazed, and a strange sound seemed to be coming from the direction of Slats Grobnik, causing several other patrons to look down the bar curiously. After a...

As love stories go, this isn't exactly "Romeo and Juliet" or "Casablanca." Not even Rocky and, yo, Adrian. But, then, this is the 1990s so we must make do. It...