Today is the most important day in the national abortion debate since the Roe v Wade decision was handed down. By “voting with her foetus” Sarah Palin has changed the dynamic of the debate away from the perfectly polarized /it’s…

Is it too early to start consider changing the name of the Naval Observatory to the PalinDrome?

As Yogi would say, if George Orwell were alive today he’d be rolling in his grave. Speaking in Alexandria today, Obama scoffed at those who would criticize him for talking not just to our friends but also to our enemies….

For the sake of our collective survival, the English-speaking world needs to annually trumpet common achievements, values, and goals. Fortunately, the calendar contains an excellent date. Even better, the holiday’s credo has already been composed — by the greatest content…

Back through history with Senator Schumer. The Surge “The violence in Anbar has gone down despite the surge, not because of the surge. The inability of American soldiers to protect these tribes from al Qaeda, said to these tribes: ‘We…

In the late seventies, Rep. Al Gore Jr. was the leader in pushing for the elimination of any kind of buy/sell market in the United States for human body parts. While there are obviously two sides to this ethical question,…

ATT MR. and MS. MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY Would gas at $7 per gallon – jumping up all at once – influence your lifestyle? If so – be worried – because $7 / gallon is roughly the monetized equivalent of letting…

There’s a story over at LA’s tony Hillcrest Country Club that some say is apocryphal but I suspect is true. About a decade ago, I discussed the episode with an octogenarian member, but even then the episode was apparently still…

I don’t recall taking a sabbatical, so where was I when “pimp” became a socially acceptable connotative verb? cnn.com: “Pimp my home theater”