Bill Zeiser
The official slogan for the 2014 Winter Olympics currently being held in Sochi, Russia is “Hot. Cool. Yours.” But so far, even hot and cold seems too lofty a goal. Social media is buzzing with reports from athletes and members…
In a piece worth reading, Peter Beinart of The Atlantic takes a look at what he sees as the fall and rise of the term “liberal.” Beinart describes how the label, once proudly worn by New Dealers, fell out of…
In the landmark abortion case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his opinion, “at the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of…
One day in the foreseeable future, high school students will no longer read Elie Wiesel’s Night to learn of the incredible bounds of human resilience. They will instead read the memoir of Vanessa Csordas-Jenkins. They will read, and they will…
The traditional Chinese New Year celebration kicks off on Friday. We are ringing in the Year of the Horse. But President Barack Obama has beaten the Chinese lunar calendar to the punch. He used Tuesday evening’s State of the Union…
“He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” — Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution “You…
“All I know about politics is what I get from The Daily Show and Colbert,” a hotel desk clerk tells the camera in the new documentary Mitt. And that seems to have been the problem for Mitt Romney’s failed 2012 presidential…
The 1940 film “The Ghost Breakers” features a classic Bob Hope zinger comparing Democratic voters to mindless zombies. These days, Hollywood elites prefer their politics humorless and one-sided. Self-righteous, semi-informed political ramblings have become a cliche from A-listers such as…
Sad news from Virginia where former governor Bob McDonnell and his wife have been indicted for allegedly accepting improper gifts from a hawker of dietary supplements. McDonnell and missus supposedly accepted favors such as cash loans, the use of a…
Well, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has really outdone himself. The presumed 2016 Democratic Party presidential contender is already preparing for a run for higher office by envisioning ideological purges. Speaking on a radio program last Friday, he made the…
