Mike Royko

George Bush`s heart was in the right place when he decided to send Marines to Somalia. It`s a terrible sight, all those gaunt, starving women and children on TV. The...

There is something about a fax that conveys urgency. So when the fax arrived at my desk, I gave it my immediate attention. Boy, the words were so angry, they...

A sharp-eyed reader has spotted an example of male insensitivity and political incorrectness that should be set right. In a recent column, I wrote something about ''a Chicago alderman, a...

Marvin Burke stood in front of the judge, in trouble again. He`s not a highly competent criminal. The last time it was for being a burglar. He got off easy:...

It`s not that they`re heartless, but quite a few ordinary people I`ve talked to aren`t sure why we`ve sent troops to Somalia, what we`re going to accomplish and how we`re...

Once again, we see living proof of the old saying, ''money can`t buy happiness.'' How true, how sadly true. In this case, the wealthy but unhappy person was Andre Dawson,...

''So it looks like we`re going to get another geography lesson,'' Slats Grobnik said, waving at the TV set above the bar. You mean Somalia? ''Sure. That`s the way we...

At the urging of many frazzled parents, I`m renewing my humanitarian campaign against buying noisy toys for other people`s kids. With Christmas coming, this becomes an urgent matter, almost a...

The sobbing came from the next booth. Glancing over, I saw an attractive couple, tears streaming down their cheeks and dripping on their veggie lunch plates. And I spotted the...

I`m going to be accused of being insensitive, sexist, ageist and politically incorrect. And maybe I am. But I can`t help it. Some things make me giggle. What I`m talking...