Patrick O'Hannigan

Being on the email distribution list maintained by my aunt Beatrice is like asking your friend Forrest if you can…

My local paper of late has been the (Raleigh, NC) News & Observer, and although one neighbor calls it the…

The Washington Post headline of August 15 played it straight: “Obama Says He Can Unite U.S. More Effectively than Clinton.”…

Because my wife is a great cook, our kitchen cupboard holds many different condiments, not least among them a bottle…

How many professional political operatives can you name? I don’t mean politicians or party bigwigs; I mean the people on…

Southern California has a vibrant music scene that dates back at least as far as the Beach Boys, and if…

Want in on an argument? On one hand, there’s me, and maybe some of you. On the other hand is…

The speech that Pope Benedict XVI gave at his old stomping grounds last week continues to reverberate in unexpected ways,…

I have never been to Cuba. But as the world waits with varying degrees of patience to see whether Fidel…

Have you noticed that even as professional movie critics toss well-deserved bouquets at Cars, the new animated film from Pixar…