William Neikirk

Back in the days when Roy Rogers was a cowboy and not a fast-food restaurant, young boys ran around shooting up the neighborhood with cap pistols. These noisy little weapons...

It says right here in The Wall Street Journal that neither George Bush nor Bill Clinton can add, that each is a few hundred billion dollars short in paying for...

George Wallace is remembered for many things, some good, some bad. But of all the stridencies that emerged from his mouth, one still lingers in American political lore. Of the...

Einstein knew what he was talking about. Everything is relative, including politics. As both candidates for president try to position themselves next to the angels, those of us sitting in...

When the dollar starts declining like it has been, what does that tell you about this presidential race? It says the whole world has no confidence in our political process...

The Gipper was back, not quite so strong of voice as before, not quite as youthful-looking for someone who seemingly never aged when he sat in the Oval Office. Gracious...

One of the main issues of this campaign will be whom to ''blame'' for the current economic situation. There are plenty of villains, of course, including ourselves and our culture...

The can-do noncandidate is out of the race, back to can-doing with endeavors with which he is more comfortable. The professionals can relax. For now, their jobs look safe and...

Leave it to Shakespeare once again to define the modern moment. In ''Hamlet,'' Polonious sends his son, Laertes, off on a journey with these words: ''Neither a borrower, nor a...

In upholding its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion, the Supreme Court declared the importance of its own ''legitimacy'' in American life. This...