Author: Jay Tea

Weekends are the times when most people kick back a little, relax, mellow out, take it easy. Not me. I just finished two very angry pieces on two topics …

The other day, I was chatting with a female colleague. I was complaining that I hadn't done a very good job of shaving that morning. "It doesn't look bad." …

There's a hoary old aphorism that I recently forgot, and am now being reminded of: in any dispute, there are three sides -- his side, her side, and the …

I'm no economist, I've never run a business, but I do have a certain amount of common sense (as long as it doesn't affect me directly) and a damned …

I really try to avoid making predictions. I know I'll usually get them wrong. But I'm going to go out on a limb here, stick my neck out a …

Talking in generalities and stereotypes is a dangerous thing. Especially in politics. But every now and then, it's good to be reminded that most such stereotypes have, at their …

Well, the Associated Press has decided to bite the hand it feeds. It has declared that, in contravention of lengthy legal rulings on copyright, it can charge bloggers who …

Recently, I wandered into my local Borders Books. Right by the front door, greeting me as I walked in, was this display: Let's see... Richard Clarke's "Your Government Failed …

Now that it's "official" (and, more importantly, almost guaranteed to be true) that there is no Michelle Obama "whitey" tape, I think it's a good time to look at …

Political smears are insidious things. They work most frequently in the shadows, out of public scrutiny. So it is a very, very rare thing to find one at its …