From War Whoops to Whining

As someone who honors the rich "€™n"€™ noble tapestry of Native American history and culture, I"€™m sorely vexed that there are still several major sports teams whose names ...

Chuck Hagel

Is Hagel out of the Mainstream?

“Chuck Hagel is out of the mainstream of thinking ... on most issues regarding foreign policy,” says GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham. Neocon William Kristol concurs: Hagel is ...

Sectionalism, Then and Now

Some years ago, before I attained wisdom, I got a bit closer than I should have to some problems a friend was having with his wife. After one sensational dust-up that left my pal ...

A Tale of Two Frances

It is not a pleasant time to be French. New head of state Francois Hollande promises to be the most ridiculous president ever to occupy the Elysee Palace. Why such a harsh ...

America’s Coming Gun War

Eight days after the massacre of 20 first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary, where each child was shot with a Bushmaster .223, The Nation’s Gun Show, the biggest east of the ...

Shaming the Gun-Shame Lobby

Weeks after the Sandy Hook shooting, which was blamed on everything from Ke$ha to Mortal Kombat, most news outlets are still in panic mode. One newspaper, though, went “full ...

Piers Morgan

No Tears for Piers

Does anyone still watch CNN, or as I call it, That Irritating Background Noise at the Airport? When news breaks, most folks hurry to the Drudge Report or FOX News (if ten ...

Al Franken

The Neocowardice of Rich Lowry

Imagine if Al Franken gave you a call and offered to fight you. A real fight, too"€”no gloves, no clock, and no rules. Would you do it? Rich Lowry, editor of National Review, ...

Gunsville, USA

As I lollygagged around the packed convention floor at the Eastman Gun Show in Gainesville, GA amid thousands of guns and what seemed like millions of bullets, it occurred to me ...

Child Sacrifice

What do the government's Equal Marriage Consultation 2012, the article "€œSame-sex marriage is a true Tory principle,"€ and the letter signed by 19 senior Tories launching ...

Warren Kinsella

The Spy Who Stayed Out in the Cold

For folks who recoil at the thought of hunting animals, progressives sure do enjoy stalking human prey, especially the female of the species. (If I didn"€™t think "€œserial ...

Ronald Reagan

The Winter of Conservative Discontent

As the white flag rises above Republican redoubts, offering a surrender on taxes, the mind goes back to what seemed a worse time for conservatives: December 1964. Barry Goldwater ...

Sour on the Saudis

Saudi Arabia will not have Uncle Sam to kick around much longer. This is the best news I"€™ve heard since both the Governor of New York State and a Congressman from the depraved ...

The Real War on Women

A popular meme claims there is a “War on Women” in America. Unlike an actual conflict, this conflagration takes on as many metamorphoses as there are maniacs to ...

The True Disciple of Saul Alinsky

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s opening bid to Speaker John Boehner, a demand for $1.6 trillion in new taxes, was not meant as a serious offer. It was an ultimatum couched ...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Toward a More Diversified Diversity

In a solemn 2010 convocation of well-heeled feminists in Long Beach, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shared her hope for an all-female Supreme Court. Although in the bad old days ...


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